Are health
plans or providers that have no dealings with Federal health programs (e.g.
Medicare, Medicaid) subject to the HIPAA transactions and coding standards? Are health
plans or providers that have no dealings with Federal health programs (e.g.
Medicare, Medicaid) subject to the HIPAA transactions and coding standards?
2/1/2001:All health plans, and providers who do business electronically, are subject to the requirements of the regulations. Relationships with federal health programs are not a determining factor.