Common use of Confidential Communications Clause in Contracts

Confidential Communications. With respect to PHI that Provider creates, receives, maintains, or transmits on behalf of Plan, Provider will be responsible for receiving and acting upon requests for confidential communications from an Individual in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522. If Provider agrees to accommodate a request for confidential communications, Provider will be responsible for adhering to that accommodation. Failure to act in accordance with an accommodation that has been granted constitutes a violation of this BAA Agreement and must be reported to Plan in accordance with section 4(c) of this BAA Agreement. If a request for confidential communications is made directly to Plan, Plan will refer Individual to Provider via customer service.