Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA compliant?

Only on some plans

Only on some plans. Microsoft lists Microsoft Teams as an in-scope Office 365 service, and its HIPAA BAA applies by default through the Microsoft Online Services Data Protection Addendum to customers who are covered entities or business associates. That covers Teams as part of a Microsoft 365 business subscription. Microsoft's HIPAA page covers its enterprise services, not the free personal Teams app.

What to use instead

Sources

• learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/offering-hipaa-hitech

Last verified 2026-09-30. General information, not legal advice.