Obligations and Activities of Business Associate a. Business Associate agrees to not use or disclose PHI other than as permitted or required by the Agreement or as Required By Law. b. Business Associate agrees to use appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of the PHI other than as provided for by this Agreement. c. Business Associate agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Business Associate of a use or disclosure of PHI by Business Associate in violation of the requirements of this Agreement. d. Business Associate agrees to report to Covered Entity any use or disclosure of the PHI not provided for by this Agreement of which it becomes aware. e. Business Associate agrees to ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides PHI received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of Covered Entity agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through this Agreement to Business Associate with respect to such information. f. Business Associate agrees to provide access to PHI in a Designated Record Set to Covered Entity, within fifteen (15) days of the request of Covered Entity, or, as directed by Covered Entity, to an Individual in order to meet the requirements under 45 CFR § 164.524. g. Business Associate agrees to make any amendment(s) to PHI in a Designated Record Set that the Covered Entity directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR § 164.526 at the request of Covered Entity or an Individual, within fifteen (15) days of such request. h. Business Associate agrees to make internal practices, books, and records, including policies and procedures and PHI, relating to the use and disclosure of PHI received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of, Covered Entity available to the Covered Entity, or to the Secretary, within fifteen (15) days of such request or as designated by the Secretary, for purposes of the Secretary determining Covered Entity’s compliance with the Privacy Rule. i. Business Associate agrees to document such disclosures of PHI and information related to such disclosures as would be required for Covered Entity to respond to a request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of PHI in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.528. j. Business Associate agrees to provide to Covered Entity or an Individual, within fifteen (15) days of a request to Business Associate, information collected in accordance with this Agreement, to permit Covered Entity to respond to a request by an I...
