Common use of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Clause in Contracts

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. (a) The Contractor is a Business Associate under the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and the Contractor shall comply with all terms and conditions of this Section of the Contract. (b) The Contractor is required to safeguard the use, publication and disclosure of information on all applicants for, and all clients who receive, services under the Contract in accordance with all applicable federal and state law regarding confidentiality, which includes but is not limited to HIPAA, more specifically with the Privacy and Security Rules at 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, subparts A, C, and E; and (c) The Client Agency is a “covered entity” as that term is defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103; and (d) The Contractor is a “business associate” of the Agency, as that term is defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103; and (e) The Contractor and the Client Agency agree to the following in order to secure compliance with HIPAA, the requirements of Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”), (Pub. L. 111-5, §§ 13400 to 13423), and more specifically with the Privacy and Security Rules at 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, subparts A, C, D and E (collectively referred to herein as the “HIPAA Standards”).