Common use of Audit by the Department or the HHS Secretary Clause in Contracts

Audit by the Department or the HHS Secretary. The Business Associate will make its internal practices, books and records relating to the use or disclosure of PHI received from the Department or used, acquired, maintained, created or received by the Business Associate on behalf of the Department, available to either the Department or the HHS Secretary for the purposes of determining the compliance of either the Department or the Business Associate with the Medicaid Act, and the HIPAA and HITECH Rules, or any other federal, state or accreditation requirement. 45 C.F.R. 164.504.