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'''Business Associate''' is defined as a person or entity outside UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center, University Dental Associates (UDA), and UNMC Physicians (UNMC-P) (the affiliated covered entity) that performs a function or activity on behalf of UNMC that involves the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI).  Health care providers providing treatment are exempt from the business associate requirements.

'''Independent Contractors''' are individuals or entities who perform services for or provide goods to UNMC, who are not employees or volunteers.  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) test for independent contractor status depends on three factors: behavioral control, financial control, and relationship of the parties.  The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the entity receiving services has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not the means and methods of accomplishing the work.  For more information about independent contractor determination, see [http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1779.pdf IRS Publications 1779] and [http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15a.pdf 15-A].

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Protected Health Information (PHI)''' is individually identifiable health information.  Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any medium, that:

'''Protected Student Financial Information (PSFI)''' is information that UNMC has obtained from a student in the process of offering a financial product or service, or such information provided to UNMC by another financial institution.  Offering a financial product or service includes offering student loans to students, receiving tax information from a student’s parent when offering a financial aid package and other financial services.  Examples of student financial information include addresses, phone numbers, bank and credit account numbers, income and credit histories, and social security numbers in both paper and electronic format.