Common use of Autonomy Principle Clause in Contracts

Autonomy Principle. Each Party has adopted its own Access Policies. Each Party acknowledges that Access Policies will differ among them as a result of differing Applicable Law and business practices. Each Party shall be responsible for determining whether and how to Transact Message Content based on the application of its Access Policies to the information contained in the Message. The Parties agree that each Party shall comply with the Applicable Law, this Agreement, and other specifications mutually agreed to in writing by Participant Members in Transacting Message Content. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that even if the Transaction of Message Content is limited to a Permitted Purpose, each Party may block access to Message Content about certain patients or from certain sources in their respective Systems but only in accordance with its Access Policies or Applicable Law, including the information blocking rule at 45 CFR Parts 170 and 171. Each Party agrees that the other Party may be prohibited from submitting Message Content about certain Individuals and a Party may be prohibited from acknowledging whether it (or any of its Participant Members, as applicable) maintains records for certain Individuals in accordance with Applicable Law.