Common use of Destruction of Protected Health Information Clause in Contracts

Destruction of Protected Health Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, Business Associate shall return all Protected Health Information required to be retained and return or destroy all other Protected Health Information received from the Covered Entity, or created or received by the Business Associate or its subcontractors, employees or agents on behalf of the Covered Entity. In the event the Business Associate determines that returning the Protected Health Information is not feasible, the Business Associate shall provide the Covered Entity with written notification of the conditions that make return not feasible. Business Associate further agrees to extend any and all protections, limitations, and restrictions contained in this Agreement, to any Protected Health Information retained by Business Associate or its subcontractors, employees or agents after the termination of this Agreement, and to limit any further use, access or disclosures to the purposes that make the return or destruction of the Protected Health Information infeasible.