Common use of Compliance of Agents and Subcontractors Clause in Contracts

Compliance of Agents and Subcontractors. Business Associate agrees to require any agent, or subcontractor to whom it provides Protected Health Information received from Covered Entity to agree to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to Business Associate through this Agreement with respect to such uses and disclosures of PHI. Business Associate agrees to ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides Protected Health Information, agrees to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect such information, which shall be no less than those required of Business Associate.