FAQ 2074 May a business associate of a HIPAA covered entity block or terminate access by the covered entity to the protected health information (PHI) maintained by the business associate for or on behalf of the covered entity?
This is a HIPAA FAQ about the impermissible use of PHI by a business associate.
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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