### Question
How does THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU define health care clearinghouse?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1320d*, **health care clearinghouse** is defined as:

> a public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data elements of health information into standard data elements

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1320d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER XI-GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION > Part C-Administrative Simplification**

