Who is required by HIPAA to use the EIN in electronic health transactions?
HIPAA does not require employers to use the standard employer identifier or standard health care transactions. However, we believe that many employers will want to take advantage of this standardization. Providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses are required to use the standard employer identifier in electronic transactions, such as health care claims or eligibility inquiries, if the transactions require an employer identifier.
Related Questions
- Has the Internal Revenue Service agreed to the use of the EIN as the standard employer identifier for use in electronic health transactions?
- How would a provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse obtain the EIN of an employer for use in electronic health care transactions?
- What HIPAA standard electronic transactions have been revised to include the NPI?
