Description of Permitted Uses and Disclosures Sample Clauses

Description of Permitted Uses and Disclosures. In order for Business Associate to provide its services to Covered Entity in accordance with this Agreement, Covered Entity intends to disclose PHI to Business Associate and expects Business Associate to use the PHI to perform its services under this Agreement such as: a. of Business Associate provided that such uses are permitted under state and federal confidentiality laws; and b. Disclosure of the PHI in its possession to third parties for the purpose of proper management and administration or to fulfill any present of future legal responsibilities of Business Associates provided that: i. such uses are permitted under state and federal confidentiality laws or;

Description of Permitted Uses and Disclosures. In order for Business Associate to provide its services to Covered Entity in accordance with this Agreement, Covered Entity intends to disclose Protected Health Information to Business Associate and expects Business Associate to use the Protected Health Information to perform its services under this Agreement such as: (a) Use of the Protected Health Information in its possession for its proper management and administration and to fulfill any present or future legal responsibilities of Business Associate provided that such uses are permitted under state and federal confidentiality laws; and (b) Disclosure of the Protected Health Information in its possession to third parties for the purposes of proper management and administration or to fulfill any present or future legal responsibilities of Business Associate provided that (i) such uses are permitted under state and federal confidentiality laws or; (ii) Business Associate has received third party written assurances regarding its confidential handling of such Protected Health Information as required by Privacy Standards, and (c) Aggregation of the Protected Health Information with the protected health information of other covered entities that Business Associate has in its possession through its capacity to provide its services to other covered entities, provided that the purpose of such aggregation is to provide covered entities with data analyses relating to their healthcare operations. Under no circumstances may Business Associate disclose Protected Health Information of Covered Entity to another covered entity absent the explicit authorization of Covered Entity, and (d) De-identification of Protected Health Information provided that the de-identification conforms to the requirements of Privacy Standards and further provided that Covered Entity is sent the documentation required by Privacy Standards that shall be in the form of a written assurance from Business Associate. Pursuant to Privacy Standards, de-identified information does not constitute Protected Health Information and is not subject to the terms of this Agreement.