# hipaa-compliance

This skill maps HIPAA requirements to safeguards for systems handling ePHI. Use it when reviewing healthcare data protections or planning cloud infrastructure.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 321 installs · ★ 1177
- Author: devops-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/compliance/frameworks/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hipaa-compliance

## What it does

The skill groups HIPAA requirements into administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, alongside privacy and breach notification rules. Its checklist covers access control, audit activity, backups, and key management across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

It calls for AES-256 for stored data and TLS 1.2 or higher for data in transit. The checklist distinguishes required from addressable measures; addressable items still need assessment for the system in question. It also covers vendor Business Associate Agreements. Following a checklist does not by itself establish HIPAA compliance.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill hipaa-compliance -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/hipaa-compliance/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill hipaa-compliance -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill hipaa-compliance -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills hipaa-compliance
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill hipaa-compliance -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --path compliance/frameworks/hipaa-compliance
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills --skill hipaa-compliance -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/HEAD/compliance/frameworks/hipaa-compliance/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map HIPAA safeguards for a system that handles ePHI
- review cloud storage encryption settings
- identify access-control and audit requirements
- plan PHI protections and vendor BAA steps

## Example prompts
- Review this ePHI service architecture against HIPAA safeguards.
- Build an AWS checklist for protecting PHI in this project.
- Identify the access-control and audit measures this system needs.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: hipaa-compliance
description: Implement HIPAA security and privacy rules. Configure PHI protections and BAA requirements. Use when handling healthcare data.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: devops-skills
  version: "1.0"
---

# HIPAA Compliance

Implement HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and Breach Notification Rule requirements for systems that create, receive, maintain, or transmit electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI).

## When to Use

- Building or operating systems that handle electronic Protected Health Information
- Configuring cloud infrastructure for HIPAA-eligible workloads
- Establishing Business Associate Agreements with vendors
- Implementing technical safeguards for PHI protection
- Preparing for HIPAA compliance audits or OCR investigations

## HIPAA Rules and Safeguards

```yaml
security_rule:
  administrative_safeguards:
    164.308_a_1: "Security Management Process"
    actions:
      - Conduct risk analysis (required)
      - Implement risk management program (required)
      - Apply sanction policy for violations (required)
      - Review information system activity (required)

    164.308_a_3: "Workforce Security"
    actions:
      - Authorization/supervision procedures (addressable)
      - Workforce clearance procedure (addressable)
      - Termination procedures (addressable)

    164.308_a_4: "Information Access Management"
    actions:
      - Access authorization policies (addressable)
      - Access establishment and modification (addressable)
      - Isolate healthcare clearinghouse functions (required)

    164.308_a_5: "Security Awareness and Training"
    actions:
      - Security reminders (addressable)
      - Protection from malicious software (addressable)
      - Log-in monitoring (addressable)
      - Password management (addressable)

    164.308_a_6: "Security Incident Procedures"
    actions:
      - Response and reporting procedures (required)

    164.308_a_7: "Contingency Plan"
    actions:
      - Data backup plan (required)
      - Disaster recovery plan (required)
      - Emergency mode operation plan (required)
      - Testing and revision procedures (addressable)
      - Applications and data criticality analysis (addressable)

    164.308_a_8: "Evaluation"
    actions:
      - Periodic technical and nontechnical evaluation (required)

  physical_safeguards:
    164.310_a: "Facility Access Controls"
    164.310_b: "Workstation Use"
    164.310_c: "Workstation Security"
    164.310_d: "Device and Media Controls"

  technical_safeguards:
    164.312_a: "Access Control"
    actions:
      - Unique user identification (required)
      - Emergency access procedure (required)
      - Automatic logoff (addressable)
      - Encryption and decryption (addressable)

    164.312_b: "Audit Controls"
    actions:
      - Implement hardware/software/procedural mechanisms to record and examine access (required)

    164.312_c: "Integrity"
    actions:
````
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