Is Google Meet HIPAA compliant?

Yes, a practice acting as a Covered Entity or a Business Associate can discuss patient information in Google Meet once its Google Workspace account has accepted Google's BAA. Google's HIPAA page lists Google Meet among the Google Workspace services included in the Google Cloud BAA. Free or consumer accounts are not shown as covered.

Does Google sign a BAA that covers Google Meet?

Google's Workspace BAA covers Google Meet, because Google Meet is on the list of Google Workspace services that Google's HIPAA page says the Google Cloud BAA includes.

Attachment 1 of the BAA defines Covered Services by pointing to URLs, and the URL for Google Workspace products leads to Google's HIPAA page for Google Cloud and Google Workspace. The whole suite has its own answer in whether Google Workspace is HIPAA compliant.

The table compares a Google Workspace account with a free or consumer Google account.

Where does Google's HIPAA page list Google Meet?

Google's HIPAA page lists Google Meet as its own entry among the Google Workspace services included in the Google Cloud BAA, so its coverage does not depend on another product's entry. Google Drive has a separate entry that includes Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Photos, Google Sheets, Google Slides and Google Vids. A practice can follow Attachment 1 to that page and read the list itself.

Which services does Google's BAA not cover?

Google's BAA does not cover any service outside its Covered Services list, because the amendment reaches Covered Services alone. A customer that acts as neither a Covered Entity nor a Business Associate is also outside it. A practice can check any other Google product it uses against the list on Google's HIPAA page.

Google may remove a Covered Service from the Attachment 1 URLs only with at least 12 months' prior notice. A removal of Google Meet would therefore come with at least 12 months of warning, giving a practice time to plan a move.

Can a practice use the free version of Google Meet for patient information?

A free or consumer Google Meet account is not shown as covered by Google's BAA, so a practice should keep patient information out of one. The BAA amends the services agreement the customer holds with Google, so coverage attaches to accounts under that agreement. Google's HIPAA page names no free or consumer account among its listed services. A practice that wants Google Meet for patient visits therefore needs a Google Workspace account that has accepted the BAA.

What should a practice settle before using Google Meet for patient information?

Before using Google Meet for patient information, a practice should settle its HIPAA role, its signer and its acceptance of Google's BAA.

• Check that the practice is acting as a Covered Entity or a Business Associate, because the BAA applies only while the customer acts in that role.
• Pick a signer who is authorized to bind the practice, because the BAA has the signer represent full legal authority and accept its terms for the practice.
• Do what Google's HIPAA page directs: enter into a Google Cloud BAA, and review and accept the BAA.
• Use Google Meet only from the Google Workspace account that has accepted the BAA, because the BAA supplements the customer's services agreement and covers Covered Services alone.

Can a practice fax patient documents under a BAA?

Yes, a practice can fax patient documents under a BAA, because Fax Pigeon signs a BAA at signup on every plan, and each plan includes your own number. Every delivered fax gets delivery proof. Practices that run telehealth visits can read about fax numbers for telehealth practices, and whether you need a BAA with your fax service covers the general rule.

* Google's HIPAA and BAA terms were read on its own site on October 13, 2026. Fax Pigeon is not affiliated with Google.