HIPAA Information Update

National Electronic Attachment has filed for an extension from the HIPAA law as many of our providers and payors will not be ready by October 2002. NEA will meet and exceed all HIPAA laws published relative to Attachments.

Below you will find a Business Associate Agreement, which we are pleased to provide for you. For HIPAA compliancy with NEA's service:

• Click here to download the agreement in a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) Format
• Print out a copy of the agreement
• Fill out and sign the agreement
• File the agreement with your HIPAA records.

If you have trouble, downloading or printing this agreement, call 1-800-782-5150 and one of our Customer Service Staff will be happy to fax a copy to you.

As additional information you will also want in your files a copy of a business associate agreement between your office and your electronic claims clearinghouse.