Google Gemini 3 is Google’s third-generation large language model. It uses advanced generative AI capabilities across Google Cloud and Google Workspace, including data analysis, content generation, summarization, and workflow automation for enterprise users.
With Google Gemini 3, organizations can integrate generative AI into healthcare, research, and administrative workflows when deployed within Google’s enterprise environments.
Is Google Gemini 3 HIPAA compliant? Yes, Google Gemini 3 can be HIPAA compliant, but only when used within HIPAA-eligible Google Cloud or Google Workspace services and governed by a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA).
Yes, Google will sign a business associate agreement, but it applies only to Gemini 3 when it is used as part of Google’s HIPAA-eligible covered services under an existing Google services agreement.
The Google BAA can be reviewed here.
Google’s BAA governs how Google may handle protected health information (PHI) processed by Gemini 3 only when Gemini 3 is accessed through Covered Services defined by Google.
The BAA states, “This HIPAA Business Associate Addendum (“BAA”) is entered into between Google and the customer… and supplements, amends and is incorporated into the Services Agreement(s) solely with respect to Covered Services.”
It further clarifies, “Together with the Services Agreement, this BAA will govern each party’s respective obligations regarding Protected Health Information.”
The Google Gemini 3 BAA covers:
Google’s BAA does not apply to Gemini 3 in all configurations or environments. The BAA explicitly states, “This BAA does not apply to (a) any other Google product, service, or feature that is not a Covered Service; or (b) any PHI that Customer creates, receives, maintains, or transmits outside of the Covered Services.”
Google Gemini 3 may be HIPAA compliant, but only when deployed within HIPAA-eligible Google Cloud or Google Workspace services and governed by a signed Business Associate Agreement. Any consumer, unmanaged, or misconfigured use of Gemini 3 is not HIPAA compliant and must not involve PHI.
Learn more: HIPAA Compliant Email: The Definitive Guide
A business associate agreement (BAA) is a legally binding contract establishing a relationship between a covered entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its business associates. The purpose of this agreement is to ensure the proper protection of personal health information (PHI) as required by HIPAA regulations.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets national standards for protecting the privacy and security of certain health information, known as protected health information (PHI).
HIPAA is designed to protect the privacy and security of individuals’ health information and to ensure that healthcare providers and insurers can securely exchange electronic health information. Violations of HIPAA can result in significant fines and penalties for covered entities.
HIPAA applies to covered entities, which include healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses. It also applies to business associates of these covered entities. These are entities that perform certain functions or activities on behalf of the covered entity.