HIPAA Regulations and Quality Assurance Sample Clauses

HIPAA Regulations and Quality Assurance. The Contractor shall comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996 to protect sensitive information from being accessed inappropriately. • Contractor staff must ensure that program clients sign a separate HIPAA-compliant medical release form annually allowing for the details from their Arlington DHS record to be shared with the FQHC staff and for their primary care records to be shared with Arlington DHS staff as needed for coordination of care purposes. • The FQHC staff shall ensure that Medical Release of Information forms are signed by the client per HIPPA requirements whenever seeking third party documentation and no protected information shall be provided to anyone other than the client or his or her legal designee. • Have policies in place to monitor and restrict user access to sensitive data. Violators must be subject to administrative action and possible criminal prosecution for misuse. Contactor must monitor restricted records to ensure confidentiality of the data is guaranteed. • The Contractor programs shall be managed with consistent attention to quality through program-specific Performance Improvement Programs. All services shall be surveyed by the relevant professional accreditation organizations as a means of demonstrating the high quality of care. Specific clinical performance measures, required of all FQHCs must be reported annually to HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) /Bureau of Primary Health Care.
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  • Provide Data in Compliance with Applicable Laws LEA shall provide Student Data for the purposes of obtaining the Services in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local privacy laws, rules, and regulations, all as may be amended from time to time.

  • Scope of Services The specific scope of work for each job shall be determined in advance and in writing between TIPS Member, Member’s design professionals and Vendor. It is permitted for the TIPS Member to provide a general scope description, but the awarded vendor should provide a written scope of work, and if applicable, according to the TIPS Member’s design Professional as part of the proposal. Once the scope of the job is agreed to, the TIPS Member will issue a PO and/or an Agreement or Contract with the Job Order Contract Proposal referenced or as an attachment along with bond and any other special provisions agreed by the TIPS Member. If special terms and conditions other than those covered within this solicitation and awarded Agreements are required, they will be attached to the PO and/or an Agreement or Contract and shall take precedence over those in this base TIPS Vendor Agreement.

  • Privacy Compliance The Provider shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to Student Data privacy and security, all as may be amended from time to time.

  • SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR REFERRED CLIENTS A. Agent agrees to respond to any communications from a Referred Client within two (2) hours after receipt if such communication is received between 9:00am to 5:00pm local time. For communications received outside of these hours, Agent agrees to respond by 10:00am the next day.

  • HEALTH AND SAFETY 16.01 The Employer, Union and the employees shall comply with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act where and when applicable. The Employer shall provide working conditions at all times which are not prejudicial to the health or efficiency of the workers. Employees are required to report to their Employer any unsafe work conditions, or violation of any safe work policies or procedures established by the Employer, or any violation of relevant safe work legislation.

  • Compliance with Laws Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

  • Compliance with Law (i) Neither the Assuming Institution nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any statute, regulation, order, decision, judgment or decree of, or any restriction imposed by, the United States of America, any State, municipality or other political subdivision or any agency of any of the foregoing, or any court or other tribunal having jurisdiction over the Assuming Institution or any of its Subsidiaries or any assets of any such Person, or any foreign government or agency thereof having such jurisdiction, with respect to the conduct of the business of the Assuming Institution or of any of its Subsidiaries, or the ownership of the properties of the Assuming Institution or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate with all other such violations, would materially and adversely affect the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Assuming Institution or the ability of the Assuming Institution to perform, satisfy or observe any obligation or condition under this Agreement.

  • USE OF REFERRAL INFORMATION Recipient Broker/Agent shall use Referral information provided by XXXX.xxx for the sole purpose of providing real estate services. Recipient Broker/Agent agrees that any Referral e-mail and/or other contact information will not be added to any telemarketing or email distribution lists or provided to a third party without the written consent of the Referred Client.

  • COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND AUTHORITY Each party shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the representation of a Referral including federal and state licensing laws. Each party represents and warrants that it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations thereunder. Each natural person signing this Agreement on behalf of an entity represents and warrants that he/she has the requisite authority to so bind the entity.

  • Compliance Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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