Business Associate “Business Associate” shall have the same meaning as the term “business associate” at 45 C.F.R. 160.103, and shall refer to Contractor.
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 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 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.
Business Associate Contract GENERAL PROVISIONS AND RECITALS
Business Associate Agreement This Agreement may require the exchange of information covered by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). A Business Associate Agreement (“BAA”) executed by the Parties is attached as Appendix [Letter C/D/E etc.].
Protection of Personal Information Party agrees to comply with all applicable state and federal statutes to assure protection and security of personal information, or of any personally identifiable information (PII), including the Security Breach Notice Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2435, the Social Security Number Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2440, the Document Safe Destruction Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2445 and 45 CFR 155.260. As used here, PII shall include any information, in any medium, including electronic, which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as his/her name, social security number, biometric records, etc., either alone or when combined with any other personal or identifiable information that is linked or linkable to a specific person, such as date and place or birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.
Protection of Personal Data 25.1 The Parties agree that they may obtain and have access to personal data for the duration of the Agreement for the fulfilment of the rights and obligations contained herein. In performing the obligations as set out in this Agreement, the Parties shall at all times ensure that: a) they process data only for the express purpose for which it was obtained; b) once processed for the purposes for which it was obtained, all data will be destroyed to an extent that it cannot be reconstructed to its original form; c) data is provided only to authorised personnel who strictly require the personal data to carry out the Parties’ respective obligations under this Agreement; d) they do not disclose personal data of the other Party, other than in terms of this Agreement; e) they have all reasonable technical and organisational measures in place to protect all personal data from unauthorised access and/or use; f) they have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to safeguard the security, integrity and authenticity of all data in its possession or under its control in terms of this Agreement; g) such personal data is protected against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage, alteration, disclosure or access. 25.2 The Parties agree that if personal data will be processed for additional purposes beyond the original purpose for which it was obtained, explicit consent must be obtained beforehand from those persons whose information will be subject to further processing. 25.3 Should it be necessary for either Party to disclose or otherwise make available the personal data to any third party (including sub-contractors and employees), it may do so only with the prior written permission of the other Party. The Party requiring such permission shall require of all such third parties, appropriate written undertakings to be provided, containing similar terms to that set forth in this clause 25, and dealing with that third party's obligations in respect of its processing of the personal data. Following approval by the other Party, the Party requiring permission agrees that the provisions of this clause 25 shall mutatis mutandis apply to all authorised third parties who process personal data. 25.4 The Parties shall ensure that any persons authorized to process data on their behalf (including employees and third parties) will safeguard the security, integrity and authenticity of all data. Where necessary to meet this requirement, the Parties shall keep all personal data and any analyses, profiles, or documents derived therefrom logically separated from all other data and documentation held by it. 25.5 The Parties shall carry out regular assessments to identify all reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the personal data in its possession or under its control. The Parties shall implement and maintain appropriate safeguards against the risks which it identifies and shall also regularly verify that the safeguards which it has in place has been effectively implemented. 25.6 The Parties agree that they will promptly return or destroy any personal data in their possession or control which belongs to the other Party once it no longer serves the purpose for which it was collected in relation to this Agreement, subject to any legal retention requirements. This may be at the request of the other Party and includes circumstances where a person has requested the Parties to delete all instances of their personal data. The information will be destroyed in such a manner that it cannot be reconstructed to its original form, linking it to any particular individual or organisation.
Responsibilities of Business Associate Business Associate agrees:
Protection of PFPC PFPC shall be indemnified by the Fund and without liability for any action PFPC takes or does not take in reliance upon directions or advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions PFPC receives from or on behalf of the Fund or from counsel and which PFPC believes, in good faith, to be consistent with those directions or advice and Oral Instructions or Written Instructions. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to impose an obligation upon PFPC (i) to seek such directions or advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions, or (ii) to act in accordance with such directions or advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions.