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HIPAA (AI Agents)

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

HIPAA is the US healthcare privacy law that requires covered entities and their business associates to protect protected health information (PHI). AI agents that access or process patient data are business associates under HIPAA and must implement appropriate access controls, audit logging, encryption, and breach notification procedures.

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