Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. After the Closing, Buyer shall, in the ordinary course of business and as required by law, keep and preserve in their original form all medical and other records of the Hospital existing as of the Closing, and which constitute a part of the Assets delivered to Buyer at the Closing. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “records” includes all documents, electronic data and other compilations of information in any form. Buyer acknowledges that as a result of entering into this Agreement and operating the Hospital it will gain access to patient and other information which is subject to rules and regulations regarding confidentiality. Buyer agrees to abide by any such rules and regulations relating to the confidential information Buyer acquires. Buyer agrees to maintain the patient records delivered to Buyer at the Closing at the Hospital after Closing in accordance with applicable law (including, if applicable, Section 1861(v)(1)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1395(v)(1)(I)), and requirements of relevant insurance carriers, all in a manner consistent with the maintenance of patient records generated at the Hospital after Closing. Upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, at the sole cost and expense of Seller and upon Buyer’s receipt of appropriate consents and authorizations, Buyer will afford to the representatives of Sellers, including their counsel and accountants, full and complete access to, and copies of, the records transferred to Buyer at the Closing (including, without limitation, access to patient records in respect of patients treated by Sellers at the Hospital). Upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours and at the sole cost and expense of Sellers, Buyer shall also make its officers and employees available to Sellers at reasonable times and places after the Closing. In addition, Sellers shall be entitled, at Sellers’ sole risk, to remove from the Hospital copies of any such patient records, but only for purposes of pending litigation involving a patient to whom such records refer, as certified in writing prior to removal by counsel retained by Sellers in connection with such litigation and only upon Buyer’s receipt of appropriate consents and authorizations. Any patient record so removed from the Hospital shall be promptly returned to Buyer following its use by Sellers. Any access to the Hospital, its records or Buyer’s personnel granted to Sellers in this Agreement shall be upon the condition that any such acc...
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. (a) From the Closing Date until seven (7) years after the Closing Date or such longer period as required by law or Section 10.5 of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2000, between Seller and Tri Cities Health Services Corp. (the “Document Retention Period”), Purchaser shall keep and preserve all medical records, patient records, medical staff records and other books and records which are among the Assets as of the Effective Time, but excluding any records which are among the Excluded Assets. Purchaser will afford to the representatives of Seller, including its counsel and accountants, full and complete access to, and copies (including, without limitation, color laser copies) of, such records with respect to time periods prior to the Effective Time (including access to records of patients treated at the Hospital prior to the Effective Time) during normal business hours after the Effective Time, to the extent reasonably needed by Seller or Seller’s Affiliates for business purposes. Purchaser acknowledges that, as a result of entering into this Agreement and operating the Hospital, it will gain access to patient records and other information which are subject to rules and regulations concerning confidentiality. Purchaser shall abide by any such rules and regulations relating to the confidential information it acquires. Purchaser shall maintain the patient and medical staff records at the Hospital in accordance with applicable law and the requirements of relevant insurance carriers. After the expiration of the Document Retention Period, if Purchaser intends to destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the documents described in this Section 9.2(a), Purchaser shall provide written notice to Seller of Purchaser’s intention no later than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the date of such intended destruction or disposal. Seller shall have the right, at its sole cost, to take possession of such documents during such ninety (90) calendar day period. If Seller does not take possession of such documents during such ninety (90) calendar day period, Purchaser shall be free to destroy or otherwise dispose of such documentation upon the expiration of such ninety (90) calendar day period.
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. After the Closing, Buyers shall, in the ordinary course of business and to the extent required by law, keep and preserve all medical and other records of the Facilities existing as of the Closing, and which constitute a part of the Assets delivered to Buyers at the Closing. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “records” includes all documents, electronic data and other compilations of information in any form. Buyers acknowledge that, as a result of entering into this Agreement and operating the Facilities, Buyers will gain access to patient and other information which is subject to rules and regulations regarding confidentiality. Buyers agree to abide by any such applicable rules and regulations relating to the confidential information Buyers acquire. Buyers agree to maintain the patient and personnel records delivered to Buyers at the Closing at the Facilities after Closing in accordance with applicable law (including, if applicable, Section 1861(v)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395(v)(l)(i)), the privacy requirements of HIPAA and applicable state requirements with respect to medical privacy, and requirements of relevant insurance carriers, all in a manner consistent with the maintenance of patient and personnel records generated at the Facilities after the Closing. Upon reasonable advance written notice, during normal business hours, at the sole cost and expense of Sellers, in accordance with applicable law and upon the applicable Buyer’s receipt of any legally required consents and authorizations, such Buyer will afford to the representatives of Sellers, including their counsel and accountants, reasonable access to, and copies of, the patient records transferred to Buyers at the Closing (including, without limitation, access to patient records in respect of patients treated by Sellers at the Facilities). Upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours and at the sole cost and expense of Sellers, Buyers shall also make their officers and employees available to Sellers at reasonable times and places after the Closing. Any access to the Facilities, their records or the applicable Buyer’s personnel granted to Sellers in this Agreement shall be upon the condition that any such access be consistent with applicable law and not materially interfere with the business operations of any Buyer.
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. (a) From the Closing Date until seven (7) years after the Closing Date or such longer period as required by law (the “Document Retention Period”), Purchaser shall keep and preserve all medical records, patient records, medical staff records and other books and records which are among the Assets delivered to it as of the Effective Time, but excluding any books and records which are among the Excluded Assets. Purchaser will afford to the Seller Representative and its representatives, including its counsel and accountants, full and complete access to, and copies of, such records with respect to time periods prior to the Effective Time (including access to records of patients treated at the Facilities prior to the Effective Time) during normal business hours after the Effective Time, to the extent reasonably requested by Sellers for business purposes and all in such manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Facilities. After the expiration of the Document Retention Period, if Purchaser intends to destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the documents covered by this Section 9.2(a), Purchaser shall provide written notice to the Seller Representative of Purchaser’s intention no later than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of such intended destruction or disposal. During such forty-five (45) day period, the Seller Representative shall have the right, at Sellers’ sole cost, to take possession of such documents to be destroyed or disposed of by Purchaser. To the extent the Seller Representative does not take possession of such documents during such forty-five (45) day period, Purchaser shall be free to destroy or otherwise dispose of such documents upon the expiration of such forty-five (45) day period. The confidentiality obligations of Section 5.2 applicable to Purchaser shall apply to the Seller Representative (and its representatives) and Sellers with respect to access to and use of Purchaser’s books and records pursuant to this Section, except that such obligations do not expire at Closing.
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. (a) After the Closing, Buyer shall, in the ordinary course of business and to the extent as required by law, keep and preserve in their original form the medical and billing records of patients in the Hospital Facilities as of the Closing. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “records” includes all documents, electronic data and other compilations of information in any form. Buyer acknowledges that as a result of entering into this Agreement and operating the Hospital Facilities it will gain access to patient and other information which is subject to rules and regulations regarding confidentiality. Buyer agrees to abide by any such rules and regulations relating to the confidential information it acquires. Buyer agrees to maintain any patient records delivered to Buyer or then located at the Hospital Facilities at the Closing after Closing in accordance with applicable law (including, if applicable, Section 1861(v)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1395(v)(l)(i)), the privacy and security requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the HIPAA and applicable state requirements with respect to medical privacy and requirements of relevant insurance carriers, all in a manner consistent with the maintenance of patient records generated at the Hospital Facilities after Closing.
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. After the Closing and in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements (including applicable document retention and/or permissive destruction provisions), Buyer shall keep and preserve all documents, computer data, medical records and other records and information of the Hospital Facilities existing as of the Closing and which constitute a part of the Assets delivered to Buyer at Closing. Upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours and upon Xxxxx’s receipt of appropriate consents and authorizations, Xxxxx shall afford to the representatives of Seller, including its counsel and accountants, reasonable access to, and the right to make copies of, the records transferred to Buyer at the Closing (including, to the extent necessary and subject to applicable Legal Requirements, access to patient records in respect of patients treated by Seller at the Hospital Facilities).
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. After the Closing, Buyers shall keep and preserve in their original form all medical and other records of the Facilities transferred to Buyers at the Closing, consistent with Buyers’ record retention policies and procedures and applicable relevant Law governing such retention. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “records” includes all documents, electronic data and other compilations of information in any form. Buyers acknowledge that as a result of entering into this Agreement and managing the Facilities it and its Affiliates will gain access to patient and other information which is subject to rules and regulations regarding confidentiality. Buyers shall abide by any such rules and regulations relating to the confidential information that it acquires. Buyers shall maintain the patient records held at each Facility or delivered to Buyers at the Closing at the Facilities after Closing in accordance with applicable Law (including, if applicable, Section 1861(v)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395(V)(1)(i)), all in a manner consistent with the maintenance of patient records generated at the Facilities after Closing. Upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours and upon Buyers’ receipt of appropriate consents and authorizations, Buyers shall afford to representatives of Sellers, including their counsel and accountants, full and complete access to, and the right to make copies of, the records transferred to Buyers at the Closing (including access to patient records in respect of patients treated by Sellers at the Facilities).
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. (a) To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Parties agree to make available to the Comptroller General of the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services and their duly authorized representatives, the books, documents and records of the Parties and such other information as may be required by the Comptroller General or Secretary of Health and Human Services to verify the nature and extent of the costs of services provided by the Parties under the Contracts in connection with the Facility. If the Parties carry out the duties of any Contract through a subcontract worth $10,000 or more over a twelve (12) month period with a related organization, the subcontract will also contain as access clause to permit access by the Secretary, Comptroller General and their representatives to the related organization’s books and records.
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. (a) After the Closing, Buyer shall, or shall cause Seller to, in the ordinary course of business and to the extent as required by law, keep and preserve in their original form the medical and billing records of patients in Trace Regional as of the Closing. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “records” includes all documents, electronic data and other compilations of information in any form. Xxxxx acknowledges that as a result of entering into this Agreement and operating Trace Regional it will gain access to patient and other information which is subject to rules and regulations regarding confidentiality. Xxxxx agrees to abide by any such rules and regulations relating to the confidential information it acquires. Buyer agrees to maintain the patient records of Seller which are located at Trace Regional at the Closing or at Trace Regional after Closing in accordance with applicable law (including, if applicable, Section 1861(v)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1395(v)(l)(i)), the privacy and security requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the HIPAA and applicable state requirements with respect to medical privacy and requirements of relevant insurance carriers, all in a manner consistent with the maintenance of patient records generated at Trace Regional after Closing.
Preservation and Access to Records After the Closing. (a) From the Closing Date until seven (7) years after the Closing Date or such longer period as required by law (the “Document Retention Period”), Purchaser shall cause the Partnership to keep and preserve all medical records, patient records, medical staff records and other required books and records which are among the assets of the Partnership as of the Effective Time. The Partnership will afford to the representatives of Seller, including their counsel and accountants, full and complete access to, and copies (including, without limitation, color laser copies) of, such records with respect to time periods prior to the Effective Time during normal business hours after the Effective Time, to the extent reasonably needed by Seller for business purposes. Purchaser acknowledges that, as a result of entering into this Agreement and owning the Limited Partner Interest of the Partnership, it will gain access to patient records and other information which are subject to rules and regulations concerning confidentiality. Purchaser shall abide by any such rules and regulations relating to the confidential information it acquires. After the expiration of the Document Retention Period, if the Partnership intends to destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the documents described in this Section 6.1(a), the Partnership shall provide written notice to Seller of the Partnership’s intention no later than forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the date of such intended destruction or disposal. Seller shall have the right, at their sole cost, to take possession of such documents during such forty-five (45) calendar day period. If Seller does not take possession of such documents during such forty-five (45) calendar day period, the Partnership shall be free to destroy or otherwise dispose of such documentation upon the expiration of such forty-five (45) calendar day period.
