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### Answer HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. It is crucial for entities that handle protected health information (PHI), emphasizing the protection and confidentiality of sensitive patient data [(1)]() . Vapi complies with HIPAA by offering a configuration option where you can enable HIPAA compliance. This setting ensures that no call logs, recordings, or transcriptions are stored, adhering to the privacy and security standards required under HIPAA. If you need further details on setting up HIPAA compliance with Vapi, you can enable the

hipaaEnabled

configuration in your assistant settings as shown in the following JSON snippet:

json
{
  "hipaaEnabled": true
}

This setup helps ensure that your applications built using Vapi meet HIPAA's stringent requirements for data protection.