Common use of DISPOSITION OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION UPON TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION Clause in Contracts

DISPOSITION OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION UPON TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION. A. Except as provided in Section VII.B below, upon termination for any reason or expiration of the Contract, the Agency shall within ten (10) business days of such termination or expiration return or destroy all PHI received from the County, or created or received by the Agency on behalf of the County. This provision shall apply to PHI that is in the possession of subagencies or agents of Agency. The Agency shall retain no copies of the PHI. B. In the event that the Agency determines that returning or destroying the PHI is infeasible, the Agency shall provide to the County notification of the conditions that make return or destruction infeasible. If return or destruction is infeasible, the Agency shall extend the protections of this Agreement to such PHI and limit further Uses and Disclosures of such PHI to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible, for so long as the Agency maintains such PHI. This provision shall survive termination of any Contract.