Common use of Return/Destruction of PHI Clause in Contracts

Return/Destruction of PHI. 15.1 Business Associate in connection with the expiration or termination of the Contract or Grant shall return or destroy, at the discretion of the Covered Entity, PHI that Business Associate still maintains in any form or medium (including electronic) within thirty (30) days after such expiration or termination. Business Associate shall not retain any copies of PHI. Business Associate shall certify in writing and report to Covered Entity (1) when all PHI has been returned or destroyed and (2) that Business Associate does not continue to maintain any PHI. Business Associate is to provide this certification during this thirty (30) day period. 15.2 Business Associate shall report to Covered Entity any conditions that Business Associate believes make the return or destruction of PHI infeasible. Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to such PHI and limit further Uses and Disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible for so long as Business Associate maintains such PHI.

Return/Destruction of PHI. 15.1 Business Associate in connection with the expiration or termination of the Contract or Grant shall return or destroy, at the discretion of the Covered Entity, PHI that Business Associate still maintains in any form or medium (including electronic) within thirty (30) days after such expiration or termination. Business Associate shall not retain any copies of PHI. Business Associate shall certify in writing and report to Covered Entity VERMONT LEGAL AID, INC. PAGE 9 OF 10 (1) when all PHI has been returned or destroyed and (2) that Business Associate does not continue to maintain any PHI. Business Associate is to provide this certification during this thirty (30) day period. 15.2 Business Associate shall report to Covered Entity any conditions that Business Associate believes make the return or destruction of PHI infeasible. Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to such PHI and limit further Uses and Disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible for so long as Business Associate maintains such PHI.