Permitted Uses and Disclosures under HIPAA and the HITECH Act Sample Clauses

Permitted Uses and Disclosures under HIPAA and the HITECH Act. From time to time during the course of this HIPAA Agreement, BCBSRI may receive or create PHI on behalf of the Plan. (a) With respect to its Use and Disclosure of the Plan’s PHI, BCBSRI agrees to comply with any applicable Business Associate requirements under HIPAA and the HIPAA Regulations. Employer agrees, as plan sponsor and plan administrator, that Employer and Plan will fully comply with each of Employer and Plan’s respective obligations, under HIPAA and the HIPAA Regulations. (b) The Plan’s PHI. With respect to the Plan’s PHI, BCBSRI may: 1. Use and Disclose the Plan’s PHI for the performance of Services by BCBSRI and/or TPA under the Ancillary Services Agreement, including Disclosure to and Use by TPA, and including reviewing and evaluating information collected from BCBSRI internal systems, and providing an eligibility feed based on that data to TPA in order to enroll Covered Individuals into the Plans; 2. Disclose the Plan’s PHI to Employer subject to the provisions of Section VI.A below and the limitations set forth in the Employer Certification (as that term is defined in Section VI.A below) for the purpose of performing plan administrative functions (as that term is defined in the HIPAA Regulations); 3. Use and Disclose the Plan’s PHI for BCBSRI’s proper management and administration or to carry out BA’s legal responsibilities, provided that, with respect to Disclosure of Plan’s PHI, either: a. The Disclosure is Required by Law; or b. BCBSRI will require any third party, including vendors and agents to which BCBSRI Discloses Plan’s PHI, to provide reasonable assurance evidenced by written contract, that such vendor or agent will: i. Hold Plan’s PHI in confidence and Use or further Disclose Plan’s PHI only for the purpose for which BCBSRI Disclosed Plan’s PHI to the person or entity or as Required by Law; and ii. Promptly notify BCBSRI (who will in turn notify Employer in accordance with Section 8.5 of this HIPAA Agreement) of any instance of which the person or entity becomes aware in which the confidentiality of Plan’s PHI was breached. 4. Use and Disclose the Plan’s PHI in its capacity as a business associate of Plan to provide Data Aggregation services relating to the Health Care Operations of the Plan.
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Related to Permitted Uses and Disclosures under HIPAA and the HITECH Act

  • Permitted Uses and Disclosures of Phi by Business Associate Except as otherwise indicated in this Agreement, Business Associate may use or disclose PHI, inclusive of de-identified data derived from such PHI, only to perform functions, activities or services specified in this Agreement on behalf of DHCS, provided that such use or disclosure would not violate HIPAA or other applicable laws if done by DHCS.

  • Permitted Uses and Disclosures by Business Associate Except as otherwise limited by this Agreement, Business Associate may make any uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information necessary to perform its services to Covered Entity and otherwise meet its obligations under this Agreement, if such use or disclosure would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by Covered Entity. All other uses or disclosures by Business Associate not authorized by this Agreement or by specific instruction of Covered Entity are prohibited.

  • Permitted Uses and Disclosures of PHI and the third party notifies the Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached.

  • PERMITTED USES AND DISCLOSURES BY CONTRACTOR Except as otherwise limited in this Schedule, Contractor may use or disclose Protected Health Information to perform functions, activities, or services for, or on behalf of, County as specified in the Agreement; provided that such use or disclosure would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by County.

  • Permitted Uses and Disclosure by Business Associate (1) General Use and Disclosure Provisions Except as otherwise limited in this Section of the Contract, Business Associate may use or disclose PHI to perform functions, activities, or services for, or on behalf of, Covered Entity as specified in this Contract, provided that such use or disclosure would not violate the HIPAA Standards if done by Covered Entity or the minimum necessary policies and procedures of the Covered Entity.

  • Permitted Uses and Disclosures i. Business Associate shall use and disclose PHI only to accomplish Business Associate’s obligations under the Contract. i. To the extent Business Associate carries out one or more of Covered Entity’s obligations under Subpart E of 45 C.F.R. Part 164, Business Associate shall comply with any and all requirements of Subpart E that apply to Covered Entity in the performance of such obligation. ii. Business Associate may disclose PHI to carry out the legal responsibilities of Business Associate, provided, that the disclosure is Required by Law or Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that: A. the information will remain confidential and will be used or disclosed only as Required by Law or for the purpose for which Business Associate originally disclosed the information to that person, and; B. the person notifies Business Associate of any Breach involving PHI of which it is aware. iii. Business Associate may provide Data Aggregation services relating to the Health Care Operations of Covered Entity. Business Associate may de-identify any or all PHI created or received by Business Associate under this Agreement, provided the de-identification conforms to the requirements of the HIPAA Rules.

  • Permitted Use and Disclosures Each Party hereto may use or disclose Information disclosed to it by the other Party to the extent such use or disclosure: (i) is reasonably necessary in complying with Applicable Laws or otherwise submitting information to tax or other governmental authorities, (ii) is provided by the receiving Party to Third Parties, on a strictly as-needed basis, for consulting services, conducting Preclinical or Clinical Development, CMC/Process Development, Manufacturing, external testing, market research, or otherwise exercising its rights or performing its obligations hereunder; provided, that such Third Parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of such other Party’s Information as set forth herein for the benefit of such other Party for a period of at least the term of the agreement with such Third Party and for a period of *** thereafter; (iii) is included in submissions by the receiving Party to Governmental Authorities to facilitate the issuance of approvals for NDAs and NDA Equivalents for the Product, provided that reasonable measures shall be taken to assure confidential treatment of such Information; or (iv) is to Third Parties in connection with a receiving Party’s efforts to secure financing or enter into strategic partnerships, provided such Information is disclosed only on a need-to-know basis and under confidentiality provisions at least as stringent as those in this Agreement. Additionally, Bayer may disclose to Mitsui any Information received from Licensee hereunder; provided, that such disclosure is reasonably considered by Bayer to be necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the Patent License Agreement; and further provided, that Mitsui is obligated to maintain the confidentiality of Licensee’s Information as set forth herein for the benefit of Licensee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a receiving Party is required to make any such disclosure of the disclosing Party’s confidential Information, other than pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, the receiving Party will give reasonable advance notice to the disclosing Party of such disclosure and, save to the extent inappropriate in the case of patent applications, will use its reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such Information prior to its disclosure (whether through protective orders or otherwise).

  • Prohibited Uses and Disclosures BA shall not use or disclose PHI other than as permitted or required by the Contract and Addendum, or as required by law. BA shall not use or disclose Protected Information for fundraising or marketing purposes. BA shall not disclose Protected Information to a health plan for payment or health care operation purposes if the patient has requested this special restriction, and has paid out of pocket in full for the health care item or service to which the PHI solely relates [42 U.S.C. Section 17935(a) and 45 C.F.R. Section 164.522(a)(vi)]. BA shall not directly or indirectly receive remuneration in exchange for Protected Information, except with the prior written consent of CE and as permitted by the HITECH Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 17935(d)(2), and the HIPAA regulations, 45 C.F.R. Section 164.502(a)(5)(ii); however, this prohibition shall not affect payment by CE to BA for services provided pursuant to the Contract.

  • Use and Disclosure Restrictions Each party shall not use the other party’s Confidential Information except as necessary to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each party shall not disclose the other party’s Confidential Information to any third party except to those of its employees, subcontractors, and advisers that need to know such Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement, provided that each such third party is subject to a written agreement that includes binding use and disclosure restrictions that are at least as protective of Confidential Information as those set forth herein. Each party will use all reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information of the other party in its possession or control, but in no event less than the efforts that party ordinarily uses with respect to its own proprietary information of similar nature and importance. The foregoing obligations will not restrict either party from disclosing Confidential Information of the other party: (i) pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body, provided that the party required to make such a disclosure gives reasonable notice to the other party to contest such order or requirement; or (ii) on an as-needed, confidential basis to its legal or financial advisors. In addition, each party may disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement as required under applicable securities regulations and on a confidential basis to current or prospective investors or acquirers of such party.

  • Restrictions on Use and Disclosure Covered Entity shall notify Business Associate of any restriction on the use or disclosure of PHI that Covered Entity has agreed to in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522, to the extent such restriction may affect Business Associate’s use or disclosure of PHI.

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