The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy regulations (45 CFR Parts 160 and 164) require that the University of Washington designate its health care components. The University is a hybrid entity, having both non-health care components and health care components. Non-health care components are not subject to the HIPAA regulations governing privacy of protected health information.
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The designation of the University of Washington’s health care components is addressed in Privacy Policy COMP.101.