Common use of Compliance with State and Federal Confidentiality Laws Clause in Contracts

Compliance with State and Federal Confidentiality Laws. Subcontractor shall not use or disclose any protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) created or shared under this Agreement for any purpose not directly connected with this Agreement or in any manner that would constitute a violation of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA, and any regulations enacted pursuant to its provisions. Any PHI or PII collected, used, or acquired in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to Chapter 42.56 RCW and chapter 70.02 RCW, as well as any other applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. Contractor agrees not to release, divulge, publish, transfer, sell, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons PHI or PII without the express written consent of the District. For the purpose of this section, PII means information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, social security number, biometric records, etc., alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, or mother’s maiden name, etc. Contractor shall sign a Business Associate Agreement which is incorporated into this Agreement as ATTACHMENT C.

Compliance with State and Federal Confidentiality Laws. Subcontractor Consultant shall not use or disclose any protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) created or shared under this Agreement for any purpose not directly connected with this Agreement or in any manner that would constitute a violation of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA, and any regulations enacted pursuant to its provisions. Any PHI or PII collected, used, or acquired in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to Chapter 42.56 RCW and chapter Chapter 70.02 RCW, as well as any other applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. Contractor Consultant agrees not to release, divulge, publish, transfer, sell, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons PHI or PII without the express written consent of the District. For the purpose of this section, PII means information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, social security number, biometric records, etc., alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, or mother’s maiden name, etc. Contractor shall sign a Business Associate Agreement which is incorporated into this Agreement as ATTACHMENT C..