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What HIPAA asks of your vendors

Covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses and health care providers that transmit health information electronically) and their business associates (45 CFR 160.103). The Security Rule has applied since 2005 and the Breach Notification Rule since 2009. 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164

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3 requirements that reach your vendors

Each provision, the evidence that usually supports it, and how many vendors in the index publish that evidence. Reviewed 21 Sep 2026.

45 CFR 164.308(b)(1) and 164.314(a)

Business associate agreement

A covered entity may let a business associate create, receive, maintain or transmit electronic PHI only if it obtains satisfactory assurances, documented in a contract that meets 164.314(a), that the business associate will safeguard it.

  • Business associate agreement

    226 vendors in the index

    The BAA is the contract that gives the satisfactory assurances the Security and Privacy Rules require.

45 CFR 164.314(a)(2)(i)

Safeguards the business associate operates

The contract must require the business associate to comply with the Security Rule’s applicable requirements and to ensure its own subcontractors agree to the same.

  • Independent security assurance

    758 vendors in the index

    A current SOC 2 report or ISO/IEC 27001 certificate is the usual evidence that a supplier operates appropriate security measures.

45 CFR 164.410

Breach notification by the business associate

A business associate must notify the covered entity of a breach of unsecured PHI without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 calendar days after discovery.

  • Incident response and notification

    304 vendors in the index

    An incident response plan or a published notification commitment shows how and when the supplier tells customers about incidents.

Vendors publishing the most HIPAA evidence

Among the most-searched vendors in the index, ranked by how many of the requirements above their public evidence reaches. Open one to see each item with its date and source.

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What does HIPAA require from vendors?

Business associate agreement (45 CFR 164.308(b)(1) and 164.314(a)); Safeguards the business associate operates (45 CFR 164.314(a)(2)(i)); Breach notification by the business associate (45 CFR 164.410). Each is listed below with the evidence that may support it.

Who does HIPAA apply to?

Covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses and health care providers that transmit health information electronically) and their business associates (45 CFR 160.103). The Security Rule has applied since 2005 and the Breach Notification Rule since 2009.

Is a SOC 2 report enough for HIPAA?

A SOC 2 report or ISO 27001 certificate may support the security parts of HIPAA, but business associate agreement, safeguards the business associate operates, breach notification by the business associate need other evidence. Confirm sufficiency with your counsel or auditor.

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This maps third-party obligations to the vendor evidence that may support them. It is not legal advice and never a statement that a vendor or its customers comply; confirm scope and sufficiency with your counsel or auditor. “No public evidence” means nothing public was found at the last check. Citations link to the official text.