EP80: Does HIPAA Apply to Health Coaches?

Legally Enlightened with Lisa Fraley

If you’re a health coach or a non-licensed practitioner, you might be wondering if HIPAA applies to you. Are you required to follow HIPAA policies about the confidentiality of client information and records? What if clients share lab test results with you? Do you need to use HIPAA-compliant websites and online platforms? Are you legally required to keep client information safe? In this episode, you’ll learn whether HIPAA applies to you as a health coach and 4 ways to protect client information.

In this episode, Lisa shares:

• What HIPAA is and who must follow HIPAA
• What happens when a client shares medical information with a health coach
• What exception to the HIPAA law might apply to you
• Who’s considered a “business associate” according to HIPAA
• 4 Ways to keep client information confidential as a health coach, including when you can’t disclose names or details about your clients
• Why you want to make sure your website has a Privacy Policy

Resources:Easy Legal Steps - download the first book chapter free!

Episode 74 - How Not to Make Medical ClaimsEpisode 14 - How to Gather Testimonials

Episode 4 - When to Use a Privacy Policy

Mentions:

HIPAA

Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Health Coach Institute

Chris Kresser’s ADAPT Health Coach Training Program

Reed Davis’s Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) Program

Andrea Nakayama’s Functional Nutrition Lab Program

Functional Medicine Coaching Academy

HIPAA “Business Associate” Definition

Practice Better