RE: medical vendors as Business Associates

[Matthew Rosenblum]

Jill,   HHS provided the following guidance in the Preamble to the (initial) Privacy regulations:   "The term 'medical and other health services' means any of the following items or services..... (6) durable medical equipment....."   So, if the provider of those services conducts a HIPAA-specified electronic transaction in regard to its services, the provider may be a CE.   I hope that this helps.   Your questions are always welcome.   Matt   Matthew Rosenblum Chief Operations Officer Privacy, Quality Management & Regulatory Affairs   CPI Directions, Inc. 10 West 15th Street, Suite 1922 New York, NY 10011   (212) 675-6367 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this communication in error, please do not distribute it.  Please notify the sender by E-Mail at the address shown and delete the original message. Thank you.   AVISO DEL CONFIDENCIALIDAD: Este email es solamente para el uso del individuo o la entidad a la cual se dirige y puede contener información privilegiada, confidencial y exenta de acceso bajo la ley aplicable. Si usted ha recibido esta comunicación por error, por favor no lo distribuya.  Favor notificar al remitente del E-Mail a la dirección mostrada y elimine el mensaje original. Gracias.   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:42 AM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: medical vendors as Business Associates   Are medical vendors that supply products like prosthesis, wheelchairs, etc., considered BA? I have been researching this and can't seem to come up with clear answer... Thanks in advance Jill Rubin, Esq. (617)388-2404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org