Business Associate Obligations and Agreements after HIPAA Omnibus Rule

The development of HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) forms and practices preceded the publication of the 2013 Omnibus Final Rule that implements HIHPAA and HITECH. Relationships between covered entities and their business associates, relationships among business associates, and the BAAs among them, must be updated to comply with the new rule. Potentially complicating that process, when negotiating BAAs, HIPAA covered entities frequently overreach by including topics unrelated to the business associate’s obligations under HIPAA and imposing unnecessarily complex and onerous terms.

The Omnibus Final Rule, has changed and expanded business associates responsibilities. This live webinar helps persons responsible for BAA contracting to understand the proper format and scope of a BAA, address issues related to the obligations of the BA’s subcontractors and develop streamlined forms and policies and procedures for operationalizing their updated BAA.

For more information and to register, please visit Lorman.