Common use of Privacy and Security Safeguards Clause in Contracts

Privacy and Security Safeguards. 8.1 The County receives funding from DHCS pursuant to an annual contracting arrangement (hereinafter “State Contract”). The State Contract contains certain requirements pertaining to the privacy and security of PI and/or PHI and requires that County contractually obligate any of its sub-contractors to also comply with these requirements. Contractor hereby agrees to be bound by, and comply with, any and all terms and conditions of the State Contract, the applicable standards and requirements of the HIPAA regulations and this Exhibit “I,” pertaining to the privacy and/or security of PI and/or PHI. This include ensuring that all workstations, laptops and removable media devices that process and/or store DHCS PHI or PI must be encrypted using a FIPS 140-2 certified algorithm which is 256bit or higher. A hard copy of the State-County Contract will be provided to the Contractor upon request, and an electronic copy can be found on the BHRS website at xxx.XxxxxXXXX.xxx.