HIPAA compliance mode for healthcare apps
Enable HIPAA compliance mode during project creation, understand what controls it activates, and follow bldrAgent operational guidance for ongoing compliance standards.
HIPAA compliance mode on bldrAgent
If you are building a healthcare app that may create, receive, store, or transmit Protected Health Information (PHI), enable HIPAA Compliance Mode when you create your website project.
How to enable HIPAA mode when creating a website
- Go to Dashboard -> New Project
- Choose Website App
- Complete project details (name, category, and description)
- In the HIPAA Compliance Mode section, toggle HIPAA on
- Read and accept the Business Associate Agreement (BAA) acknowledgement
- Create the project
If your current plan does not include HIPAA mode, the toggle is locked and you will see an Upgrade plan link to Settings -> Billing.
What HIPAA mode does in your project
When HIPAA mode is enabled at project creation time, bldrAgent applies baseline controls immediately:
- Project privacy defaults: new project is configured as private rather than public
- HIPAA mode audit flagging: HIPAA mode enablement timestamp is recorded
- BAA acknowledgement tracking: BAA acceptance timestamp is recorded
- HIPAA audit logging state: project-level audit logging is enabled for compliance-sensitive operations
These controls establish a secure baseline from day one and reduce the risk of accidental public exposure.
How this supports HIPAA compliance
HIPAA compliance is a shared responsibility between your organization and bldrAgent. HIPAA mode is designed to support required safeguards by combining platform controls with operational practices.
1) Administrative safeguards support
- BAA acknowledgement workflow before HIPAA mode usage
- Plan-based entitlement gating to ensure HIPAA controls are intentionally enabled
- Explicit project-level compliance profile so teams can identify regulated apps
2) Technical safeguards support
- Private-by-default project posture in HIPAA mode
- Audit logging enablement for compliance-relevant events
- Access control model aligned with authenticated workspace membership and role enforcement
- Encryption-in-transit defaults via HTTPS/TLS for app delivery
3) Operational safeguards support
- Documented setup path for healthcare projects
- Clear upgrade and entitlement messaging so users do not unintentionally build without required controls
- Ongoing platform monitoring and release controls to preserve compliance-related behavior
How bldrAgent reviews ongoing HIPAA compliance standards
bldrAgent uses a continuous control-review approach for HIPAA-related platform features:
- Control mapping and change review: HIPAA-related features are mapped to internal security and compliance control checklists during development and release review
- Release validation: new releases are validated against compliance-sensitive behaviors (privacy defaults, entitlement checks, and audit control paths)
- Auditability checks: HIPAA-related state transitions and acknowledgements are validated for traceability
- Operational monitoring: production signals and incident workflows are monitored for potential compliance-impacting regressions
- Periodic governance review: documented standards and control ownership are reviewed on a recurring basis to maintain alignment with HIPAA safeguard expectations
This process helps maintain a stable compliance baseline over time as the platform evolves.
Your responsibilities as a covered entity or business associate
HIPAA mode is an important foundation, but you must also implement organization-level safeguards in your app and processes:
- Define and enforce least-privilege role access for staff
- Configure strong authentication and credential hygiene
- Review data retention, export, and deletion policies
- Train staff on PHI handling procedures
- Maintain incident response and breach notification workflows
- Validate third-party integrations before exposing PHI
For plan eligibility and commercial terms, see Billing and plans. For BAA terms, see /legal/baa.
Recommended launch checklist for HIPAA projects
- HIPAA mode enabled at project creation
- BAA acknowledgement completed
- Project confirmed private
- Role and permission model reviewed
- Critical PHI workflows tested end-to-end
- Audit logging path verified
- Security and legal sign-off completed
Following this checklist gives your team a repeatable process for healthcare app launches on bldrAgent.