Common use of Business Associate Status Clause in Contracts

Business Associate Status. The Department is subject to and must comply with provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), as codified at 42 U.S.C. '1320d-d8, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the "HITECH Act"), enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300jj e t seq. and §§17901, et seq. and the implementing regulations for the two Acts at 45 CFR Parts 160, 162 and 164. The Department has determined that the Department in its entirety is a covered entity as defined in the Implementing regulations. Under the HIPAA and HITECH and the implementing regulations, the Business Associate, as an entity that performs or assists in the performance of an administrative or data function for the Department involving the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for the Department, is acting as a business associate of a covered entity.

Business Associate Status. a. The Department is subject to and must comply with provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), as codified at 42 U.S.C. '§ 1320d-d8, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the "HITECH Act"), enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300jj e t et seq. and §§§ 17901, et seq. and the implementing regulations for the two Acts acts at 45 CFR Parts 160, 162 and 164. . b. The Department has determined that the Department in its entirety is a covered entity as defined in the Implementing implementing regulations. Under the HIPAA and HITECH and the implementing regulations, the Business Associate, as an entity that performs or assists in the performance of an administrative or data function for the Department involving the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for the Department, is acting as a business associate of a covered entity.