Additional rules for health care clearinghouses

When acting as a business associate for another covered entity, a health care clearinghouse may perform the following functions: (a) Receive a standard transaction on behalf of the covered entity and translate it into a nonstandard transaction (for example, nonstandard format and/or nonstandard data content) for transmission to the covered entity. (b) Receive a nonstandard transaction (for example, nonstandard format and/or nonstandard data content) from the covered entity and translate it into a standard transaction for transmission on behalf of the covered entity. HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulation Text March 2013 48