{"id":7,"date":"2018-08-22T09:42:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T09:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/hipaa\/covered-entities-at-nau\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:33:04","slug":"covered-entities-at-nau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/hipaa\/covered-entities-at-nau\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU&#8217;s Healthcare Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact the HIPAA Privacy Program<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:hipaa@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact the HIPAA Privacy Program: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">hipaa&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-7906\" aria-label=\"Contact the HIPAA Privacy Program: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-7906<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>NAU&#8217;s Healthcare Components<\/h1>\n<p>In accordance with the HIPAA regulations, NAU has identified its HIPAA covered functions as Health Care Components (HCCs), responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of PHI. NAU\u2019s designated HCCs meet the definition of \u201cCovered Entities\u201d subject to HIPAA requirements. NAU\u2019s HCC s must safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of PHI in accordance with HIPAA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-landscape-image wp-image-248 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/03\/20250905_nursing_20250905-59-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/03\/20250905_nursing_20250905-59-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/03\/20250905_nursing_20250905-59-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/03\/20250905_nursing_20250905-59-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Health Care Components consist of those programs that meet the definition of &#8220;Covered Entity&#8221; and have been designated by the HIPAA Privacy Officer. Additionally, organizations performing work for or on behalf of Covered Entities, and which meet the definition of a Business Associate, must establish Business Associate Agreements and comply with the applicable HIPAA rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"collapse\">\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Campus Health Services_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            Campus Health Services\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/campus-health-services\/\">Campus Health Services<\/a> includes covered workforce roles such as IT, actuarial, legal and student affairs support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-522 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/3342_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-e1775592114753-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/3342_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-e1775592114753-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/3342_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-e1775592114753-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/3342_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-e1775592114753-768x288.jpg 768w, 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id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/campus-health-services\/nau-counseling-services\/\">Counseling services<\/a> meets the definition of a HIPAA covered entity when they are acting as health care providers that bill electronically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-521 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2734_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2734_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2734_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2734_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2734_campus_health_services_20170303-medium-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2734_campus_health_services_20170303-medium.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"The Institute for Human Development_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\">\n            The Institute for Human Development\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>The Institute for Human Development (IHD) has been providing comprehensive hands-on AAC evaluations in the Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson areas and remote evaluations statewide to children and adults with complex communication needs for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/aac\/\">Center for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Evaluation Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-517 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2283_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2283_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2283_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2283_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2283_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2283_slh_clinic_20230324-medium.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-4-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-4-panel\">\n            Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-4-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-4-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/csd\/clinic\/\">Speech-Language-Hearing<\/a> clinic is available for community members and students of all ages, newborn through geriatric. The clinic offers a full range of speech, language, and hearing services,\u00a0\u00a0including but not limited to voice evaluation and treatment, cognitive retraining, audiological evaluation and hearing aid dispensing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-518 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2748_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-e1775592215948-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2748_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-e1775592215948-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2748_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-e1775592215948-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2748_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-e1775592215948-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2748_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-e1775592215948-600x368.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2748_slh_clinic_20230324-medium-e1775592215948.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/hipaa\/report-a-suspected-hipaa-incident\/\">Report a Suspected Privacy Incident<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-landscape-image wp-image-505 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2772_Nursing_2_20200924-medium-1-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2772_Nursing_2_20200924-medium-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2772_Nursing_2_20200924-medium-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/04\/2772_Nursing_2_20200924-medium-1-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAU&#8217;s Healthcare Components In accordance with the HIPAA regulations, NAU has identified its HIPAA covered functions as Health Care Components (HCCs), responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of PHI. 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