How to sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) in BoldSign?
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A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is required to enable HIPAA compliance in BoldSign. Account administrators can review and sign the agreement to allow their organization to manage documents containing Protected Health Information (PHI) in compliance with HIPAA requirements.
Prerequisites
Before signing BAA ensure the following conditions are met:
- You are signed in to BoldSign as an Account administrator.
- Your subscription plan supports HIPAA compliance.
Follow the steps below to sign BAA
- Sign in to your BoldSign account as an Account administrator.
- Go to
Settingsand selectCompliance. - Under HIPAA Compliance, click Review & Accept BAA.
- Review the Business Associate Agreement (BAA).
- Select the I agree to all these terms and conditions checkbox.
- Click I Accept.
- After the agreement is accepted, the BAA is signed and HIPAA compliance is enabled for your organization.
- BAA signing is available only on Business (Yearly) or Premium (Yearly) plans.
- Only Account admins can sign the BAA.
- HIPAA compliance cannot be disabled after it has been enabled.
How to download the signed BAA?
After the Business Associate Agreement (BAA) has been signed and HIPAA compliance has been enabled:
- Navigate to
Settings> HIPAA Compliance. - Click View Details.
- Click Download PDF to download a copy of the signed Business Associate Agreement.
You can also view the signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) before downloading it.
For more information, learn How to enable HIPAA Compliance in BoldSign
