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title: "45 CFR 160.102 HIPAA: Applicability"
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45 CFR 160.102 HIPAA · Part 160: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS · Subpart A: General Provisions

# 45 CFR 160.102 HIPAA: Applicability

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 45 CFR 160.102(a)

**(a)** Except as otherwise provided, the standards, requirements, and implementation specifications adopted under this subchapter apply to the following entities:

#### 45 CFR 160.102(a)(1)

**(1)** A health plan.

#### 45 CFR 160.102(a)(2)

**(2)** A health care clearinghouse.

#### 45 CFR 160.102(a)(3)

**(3)** A health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a transaction covered by this subchapter.

### 45 CFR 160.102(b)

**(b)** Where provided, the standards, requirements, and implementation specifications adopted under this subchapter apply to a business associate.

### 45 CFR 160.102(c)

**(c)** To the extent required under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7c(a)(5), nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to diminish the authority of any Inspector General, including such authority as provided in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.).

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 45, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

Source credit: \[65 FR 82798, Dec. 28, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 53266, Aug. 14, 2002; 78 FR 5687, Jan. 25, 2013\]

[45 CFR 160.102 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.102)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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