![]() ![]() In Witness Whereof, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE and COVERED ENTITY have caused this Amendment to be signed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives, as of the date set forth above. If there are any conflicts between the terms of the Contract, this amendment or prior amendments to the Contract, the terms of this amendment control. ![]() Interpretation: Any ambiguity in the Contract, this amendment or prior amendments to the Contract shall be resolved to permit the COVERED ENTITY to comply with HITECH, HIPAA and the applicable rules and regulations that implement those laws.Ĭ. ![]() The Parties agree to take such action as is necessary to amend the Contract from time to time as is necessary to comply with HITECH, HIPAA and the applicable rules and regulations that implement those laws.ī. If COVERED ENTITY does so, and a patient contacts BUSINESS ASSOCIATE directly for an accounting of disclosures, if any, made by BUSINESS ASSOCIATE, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE will provide the required accounting to the patient.Ī. Pursuant to the accounting for disclosures provisions of the HITECH Act at 5(c)(3), COVERED ENTITY may provide patients seeking an accounting of disclosures of electronic health records with a list of all business associates acting on COVERED ENTITY’s behalf and their contact information. Report to COVERED ENTITY as soon as practicable and in no less than 5 business days any breach of which BUSINESS ASSOCIATE becomes aware. Reimburse COVERED ENTITY for the reasonable costs of providing notice (required by the breach notification regulations under HITECH) of a breach involving PHI described in 1.B that is unsecured.ĭ. HITECH shall mean the Health Information Technology for Economic and. Ensure that any PHI that BUSINESS ASSOCIATE obtains from COVERED ENTITY, or that BUSINESS ASSOCIATE stores or processes on behalf of COVERED ENTITY, is secured so that it does not qualify as Unsecured PHI.Ĭ. Breach shall mean the unauthorized acquisition, access, use or disclosure. Comply with the security and privacy provisions of HIPAA made applicable to business associates under the HITECH Act.ī. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE agrees to:Ī. ![]()
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