Does Microsoft sign a HIPAA BAA for its AI tools?
Microsoft’s AI tools we track, whether each comes with a HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA), and a dated record of what changed. Every verdict links to Microsoft’s own pages.
Microsoft’s AI tools
| Tool | BAA | Plans with a BAA | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure AI SpeechSpeech-to-text and voice APIs | Signs a BAA | Azure commercial customers | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Azure AI TranslatorTranslation AI | Signs a BAA | Azure commercial customers | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Azure OpenAICloud AI platforms | Some plans only | Azure subscription (EA / MCA / CSP), Models sold by Azure incl. Azure OpenAI | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Microsoft 365 CopilotProductivity suite AI | Signs a BAA | Microsoft 365 commercial (Microsoft 365 Copilot license); Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (free with eligible work/school Entra accounts); Office 365 GCC | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Microsoft Copilot (consumer app)AI chat assistants | Not confirmed | Not stated | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Microsoft Copilot StudioCustomer support AI | Signs a BAA | Copilot Studio (commercial Online Service licenses) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Microsoft Dragon CopilotAI medical scribes | Signs a BAA | Dragon Copilot (enterprise, via Microsoft volume licensing: EA/EAS, EES, MOSA); Dragon Copilot Physician Practice / Flex editions | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Microsoft Teams Premium intelligent recapMeeting note-takers | Not confirmed | Microsoft Teams (Microsoft 365 / Office 365 Commercial and GCC) | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Microsoft Translator appTranslation AI | Not confirmed | Not stated | Oct 13, 2026 |
Microsoft’s own compliance pages: trust center.
History
Every change to a Microsoft verdict, plan or AI feature since we started tracking, plus re-checks that found no change. Our own corrections are marked as such.
- AI featureAzure AI Speech: Text to speech (including custom voice): BAA coverage changed from Unknown to Covered.
- AI featureAzure AI Speech: Speech to text (real-time, fast and batch transcription): BAA coverage changed from Unknown to Covered.
- TermsAzure AI Speech: Azure commercial customers: updated conditions.
- PlanAzure AI Speech: Azure commercial customers: BAA changed from Unknown to Yes.
- VerdictAzure AI Speech: overall BAA status changed from Unknown to Yes.
- AI featureAzure OpenAI: Other partner/community models (e.g., Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen): BAA coverage changed from Unknown to Excluded.
- AI featureAzure OpenAI: Azure OpenAI models (Models sold by Azure): BAA coverage changed from Unknown to Covered.
- TermsAzure OpenAI: Foundry Models from partners and community (serverless / Marketplace): updated conditions.
- TermsAzure OpenAI: Azure subscription (EA / MCA / CSP), Models sold by Azure incl. Azure OpenAI: updated conditions.
- PlanAzure OpenAI: Azure subscription (EA / MCA / CSP), Models sold by Azure incl. Azure OpenAI: BAA changed from Unknown to Yes.
- VerdictAzure OpenAI: overall BAA status changed from Unknown to Conditional.
- TermsAzure OpenAI: Azure subscription (EA / MCA / CSP), Models sold by Azure incl. Azure OpenAI: updated conditions (our correction after re-checking the vendor's pages).
- ListedMicrosoft Translator app: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedAzure AI Translator: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- Re-checkedAzure AI Speech: Re-checked against the vendor's pages; no change.
- ListedAzure AI Speech: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedMicrosoft Copilot (consumer app): Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedMicrosoft 365 Copilot: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedMicrosoft Teams Premium intelligent recap: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedMicrosoft Dragon Copilot: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedAzure OpenAI: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
- ListedMicrosoft Copilot Studio: Added to AI Vendor BAA Check.
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Cite this
AI Vendor BAA Check. (n.d.). Does Microsoft sign a HIPAA BAA for its AI tools? Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://aivendorbaacheck.com/vendors/microsoft
Verdicts summarize Microsoft’s published terms as of the dates shown. A signed BAA is necessary but not sufficient for HIPAA compliance. Not legal advice.