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HIPAA BAA Feature-Specific Eligibility Limitation

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If you handle medical or health data, not all of Bedrock's AI features are approved for that use — you must check AWS's specific approved list before processing any health information through Bedrock.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Healthcare organizations using Bedrock without verifying HIPAA eligibility of specific features risk a HIPAA violation, which carries penalties up to $1.9 million per violation category per year.

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Healthcare businesses using unapproved Bedrock features to process patient health data face HIPAA enforcement exposure, which can result in significant financial penalties and reputational harm — with the risk borne entirely by the customer, not AWS.

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Not all Amazon Bedrock features are covered under the AWS Business Associate Addendum. You should review the AWS HIPAA eligible services list to determine which Amazon Bedrock features may be used to process Protected Health Information.

— Excerpt from AWS Bedrock's AWS Service Terms

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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly implicates HIPAA 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (Privacy and Security Rules), the HITECH Act (42 U.S.C. §17931), and OCR enforcement authority under HHS. A Business Associate Agreement is required under 45 CFR §164.308(b)(1) for any service processing PHI; where a Bedrock feature is not HIPAA-eligible, no valid BAA coverage exists and processing PHI through that feature constitutes a HIPAA violation.

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    HHS Office for Civil Rights enforces HIPAA and HITECH Act requirements for healthcare entities processing PHI through cloud services without adequate BAA coverage.
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AWS Service Terms
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AWS Bedrock
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws-bedrock/aws-service-terms/hipaa-baa-feature-specific-eligibility-limitation/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS Bedrock's HIPAA BAA Feature-Specific Eligibility Limitation clause do?

Healthcare organizations using Bedrock without verifying HIPAA eligibility of specific features risk a HIPAA violation, which carries penalties up to $1.9 million per violation category per year.

How does this clause affect you?

Healthcare businesses using unapproved Bedrock features to process patient health data face HIPAA enforcement exposure, which can result in significant financial penalties and reputational harm — with the risk borne entirely by the customer, not AWS.

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