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**If you handle, store or transmit protected health information (PHI) to or from a covered entity then you need to be HIPAA compliant.**

If you skipped straight here and don't know what PHI is, read [this part of the guide](https://github.com/truevault/hipaa-compliance-developers-guide/blob/master/02%20What%20is%20HIPAA%3F.md).
If you skipped straight here and don't know what PHI is, read [this part of the guide](https://github.com/truevault/hipaa-compliance-developers-guide/blob/master/02%20What%20is%20HIPAA%3F.md#protected-health-information-phi).

## Who needs to be HIPAA compliant?

The short answer is that the HIPAA rules apply to both Covered Entities and their Business Associates. [HHS.gov](http://HHS.gov)

[What's a Covered Entity?](https://github.com/truevault/hipaa-compliance-developers-guide/blob/master/02%20What%20is%20HIPAA%3F.md)
[What's a Covered Entity?](https://github.com/truevault/hipaa-compliance-developers-guide/blob/master/02%20What%20is%20HIPAA%3F.md#covered-entity)

[Who is considered a Business Associate?](https://github.com/truevault/hipaa-compliance-developers-guide/blob/master/02%20What%20is%20HIPAA%3F.md)
[Who is considered a Business Associate?](https://github.com/truevault/hipaa-compliance-developers-guide/blob/master/02%20What%20is%20HIPAA%3F.md#business-associate)

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