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What question is your article answering?Does HIPAA apply to Tilt?

Understand HIPAA compliance and privacy rules for health data on Tilt.

Quick answer
 HIPAA does not directly apply to Tilt, since Tilt is not a "covered entity" under the law, and HIPAA generally does not apply to employee health information maintained by an employer or by Tilt acting on an employer's behalf. Even so, Tilt handles employee health and personal information with the same level of care, in line with other legal and ethical obligations, including FMLA and ADA confidentiality requirements.

Who this applies to / Prerequisites

  • Employers and employees using Tilt who have questions about how their health information is protected.

Key facts

  1. HIPAA applies to "covered entities," defined as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, healthcare providers that electronically transmit certain health information, and certain "business associates" of covered entities. Tilt does not fall into any of these categories.
  2. HIPAA does not apply to health information contained in employment records, such as the information Tilt has access to.
  3. Although HIPAA doesn't apply, Tilt remains committed to confidentiality through other legal and ethical obligations. For example, FMLA and ADA regulations require employers who obtain medical information about an employee's disability to store that data in a confidential medical file, kept separate from the employee's regular personnel records.
  4. Tilt helps companies meet this separation requirement by keeping medical information from being commingled with regular personnel records.

What if it doesn't work

  • I have questions about how my health information is protected: Contact your Leave Success Manager for more detail.
  • If none of these apply, contact your Leave Success Manager (employees) or Customer Success Manager (HR teams).

Limits and exceptions

  • HIPAA does not apply to Tilt or to employee health information maintained by an employer.
  • Tilt's confidentiality practices are grounded in other applicable laws (like FMLA and ADA) and internal privacy/security standards, not HIPAA.

Related questions

  • What is FMLA and how does it work?
  • How does Tilt support ADA leaves?