We are a health plan and have opted not to delay executing our BAA due to the fact that we will still be responsible for providing members' access, accountings, etc. Without business associate agreements, we have no way to ensure that our business associates will provide us with the required information so that we can provide the members with the requested information. >>> "Dee Warrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/19/02 11:54AM >>> I just ended my employment with a payor who opted not to delay executing their business associate agreements. The reason for not delaying had to do with the other privacy regulation, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Many states adopted some or all of the GLBA privacy requirements which are already effective. So..instead of having to send out a business associate agreement to comply with GLBA and then amend the requirement to comply with HIPAA...this plan chose to address both regs at one time. I am not sure what state you are in but you may want to see if they adopted any form of the GLBA.
Dee Warrington Director, HIPAA & Regulatory Compliance OAO Health Care Solutions, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Grimes, Colleen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 5:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Business Associate Agreements Hope someone can give me feedback regarding any MCO's plans on executing business associate agreements. With the year extension that was provided, I was curious what payers timelines are for executing their BA agreements. Has anyone executed their BA agreements or are MCO's delaying until next year? What would be your rationale for either delaying or executing had the date had not been extended? Thanks, Colleen Grimes Colleen Grimes AVP, HIPAA Compliance 757-473-2737 X3115 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address. 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/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address. 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/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address. 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/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.
