Common use of Permissible Requests by Covered Entity Clause in Contracts

Permissible Requests by Covered Entity. (a) Covered Entity shall not request Business Associate to use or disclose Protected Health Information in any manner that would not be permissible under HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the HITECH Act and of the laws of the State of Florida, if done by Covered Entity. (b) Covered Entity shall not provide Business Associate with more Protected Health Information than that which is minimally necessary for Business Associate to provide the services and, where possible, Covered Entity shall provide any Protected Health Information needed by Business Associate to perform the services in the form of a Limited Data Set, in accordance with the HIPAA regulations.