Who qualifies as a business associate?
A business associate is any person with whom the practice discloses protected health information (PHI) for the purpose of carrying out, assisting in the performance of, and performing for or on behalf of, a function or activity for the practice. This includes persons or contractors who receive PHI from your practice in the course of providing a service to you. You may only disclose this confidential PHI to a business associate if the associate has taken steps to ensure the confidentiality of the information.
