Common use of Access to and Amendment of Protected Health Information Clause in Contracts

Access to and Amendment of Protected Health Information. To the extent that Business Associate maintains a Designated Record Set on behalf of Covered Entity and within fifteen (15) business days of a written request by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall (a) make the PHI it maintains (or which is maintained by its Subcontractors) in Designated Record Sets available to Covered Entity for inspection and copying to fulfill its obligations under 45 C.F.R. § 164.524, or (b) permit Covered Enity to amend the PHI Business Associate maintains (or which is maintained by Business Associate’s Subcontractors) in Designated Record Sets to enable the Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 45 C.F.R. § 164.526. In the event that an individual makes a direct request to Business Associate to amend any PHI of such individual maintained in a Designated Record Set on behalf of Covered Entity, Business Associate shall promptly forward such individual’s request to Covered Entity for review. Business Associate shall not Disclose PHI to a health plan for payment or Health Care Operations purposes except as otherwise directed by Covered Entity or required by law. If Business Associate maintains PHI in a Designated Record Set electronically, Business Associate shall provide such information in the electronic form and format requested by the Covered Entity if it is readily reproducible in such form and format, and, if not, in such other form and format as commercially reasonable and available to enable Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 42 U.S.C. § 17935(e) and 45 C.F.R. § 164.524(c)(2). Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of a request for access to PHI.

Access to and Amendment of Protected Health Information. To the extent that Business Associate maintains a Designated Record Set on behalf of Covered Entity and within fifteen (15) business days of a written request by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall (a) make the PHI it maintains (or which is maintained by its Subcontractors) in Designated Record Sets available to Covered Entity for inspection and copying copying, or to an individual to enable Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 45 C.F.R. § 164.524, or (b) permit Covered Enity to amend the PHI Business Associate it maintains (or which is maintained by Business Associate’s its Subcontractors) in Designated Record Sets to enable the Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 45 C.F.R. § 164.526. In the event that an individual makes a direct request to Business Associate to amend any PHI of such individual maintained in a Designated Record Set on behalf of Covered Entity, Business Associate shall promptly forward such individual’s request to Covered Entity for review. Business Associate shall not Disclose disclose PHI to a health plan for payment or Health Care Operations healthcare operations purposes except as otherwise directed by if and to the extent that Covered Entity has informed Business Associate that the patient has requested this special restriction, and has paid out of pocket in full for the health care item or required by lawservice to which the PHI solely relates, consistent with 42 U.S.C. § 17935(a) and 42 C.F.R. § 164.522(a)(1)(vi). If Business Associate maintains PHI in a Designated Record Set electronically, Business Associate shall provide such information in the electronic form and format requested by the Covered Entity if it is readily reproducible in such form and format, and, if not, in such other form and format as commercially reasonable and available agreed to by Covered Entity to enable Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 42 U.S.C. § 17935(e) and 45 C.F.R. § 164.524(c)(2). Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of a request for access to PHI.

Access to and Amendment of Protected Health Information. To the extent that Business Associate maintains a Designated Record Set on behalf of Covered Entity and within fifteen (15) business days of a written request by Covered Entity, Business Associate shall (a) make the PHI it maintains (or which is maintained by its Subcontractors) in Designated Record Sets available to Covered Entity for inspection and copying copying, or to an individual to enable Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 45 C.F.R. § 164.524, or (b) permit Covered Enity to amend the PHI Business Associate it maintains (or which is maintained by Business Associate’s its Subcontractors) in Designated Record Sets to enable the Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 45 C.F.R. § 164.526. In the event that an individual makes a direct request to Business Associate to amend any PHI of such individual maintained in a Designated Record Set on behalf of Covered Entity, Business Associate shall promptly forward such individual’s request to Covered Entity for review. Business Associate shall not Disclose PHI to a health plan for payment or Health Care Operations purposes except as otherwise directed by if and to the extent that Covered Entity has informed Business Associate that the patient has requested this special restriction, and has paid out of pocket in full for the health care item or required by lawservice to which the PHI solely relates, consistent with 42 U.S.C. § 17935(a) and 42 C.F.R. § 164.522(a)(1)(vi). If Business Associate maintains PHI in a Designated Record Set electronically, Business Associate shall provide such information in the electronic form and format requested by the Covered Entity if it is readily reproducible in such form and format, and, if not, in such other form and format as commercially reasonable and available agreed to by Covered Entity to enable Covered Entity to fulfill its obligations under 42 U.S.C. § 17935(e) and 45 C.F.R. § 164.524(c)(2). Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of a request for access to PHI.