Common use of Contractor Business Clause in Contracts

Contractor Business. Associate in connection with the expiration or termination of the Contract shall return or destroy, at the discretion of the Covered Entity, PHI that Contractor Business Associate still maintains in any form or medium (including electronic) within thirty (30) days after such expiration or termination. Contractor Business Associate shall not retain any copies of PHI. Contractor Business Associate shall certify in writing and report to Covered Entity (1) when all PHI has been returned or destroyed and (2) that Contractor Business Associate does not continue to maintain any PHI. Contractor Business Associate is to provide this certification during this thirty (30) day period.