employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons whose conduct, in the performance of work for a covered entity, is under the direct control of such entity, whether or not they are paid by the covered entity.

the sharing, employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of individually identifiable health information within an entity that holds such information.

means development or implementation of; rules for, or determination of, eligibility (including enrollment and continued eligibility) for, or determination of, benefits under the plan, coverage, or policy (including changes in deductibles or other cost sharing mechanisms in return for activities such as completing a health risk assessment or participating in a wellness program); the computation of premium or contribution amounts under the plan, coverage, or policy (including discounts, rebates, payments in kind, or other premium differential mechanisms in return for activities such as completing a health risk assessment or participating in a wellness program); The application of any pre-existing condition exclusion under the plan, coverage, or policy; and Other activities related to the creation, renewal, or replacement of a contract of health insurance or health benefits. Underwriting purposes do not include determinations of medical appropriateness where an individual seeks a benefit under the plan, coverage, or policy.

A person under 18 years of age and not previously married; not in the Armed Services; not previously emancipated by court proceedings initiated by the parents or the State and in the care and control of the parents.

the provision, coordination, or management of health care and related services by one or more health care providers, including the coordination or management of health care by a health care provider with a third party; consultation between health care providers relating to a patient; or the referral of a patient for health care from one health care provider to another.

the transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative activities related to health care.

using telecommunications (all types of data transmission) technology to replace traditional forms of commuting. Employees work all or part of the time outside the traditional office at remote work locations, which may include the home.