Common use of Return of Protected Health Information Clause in Contracts

Return of Protected Health Information. At termination of this Agreement Business Associate will return to the Covered Entity all Protected Health Information received from, or created or received on behalf of, the Covered Entity that Business Associate maintains in any form, and will retain no copies of such information. If such return is not feasible, Business Associate will destroy such Protected Health Information or, if destruction is not feasible, all the terms of this Agreement shall extend to such Protected Health Information retained by Business Associate until such time as the Protected Health Information is no longer in Business Associate’s possession or control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Business Associate will not destroy any protected Health Information in less than ten (10) years from the date it is received by Business Associate.

Return of Protected Health Information. At termination of this Agreement or the underlying agreement, whichever is the first to occur, Business Associate will return to the Covered Entity all Protected Health Information received from, or created or received on behalf of, the Covered Entity that Business Associate maintains in any form, form and will retain no copies of such information. If such return is not feasible, Business Associate will destroy such Protected Health Information or, if destruction is not feasible, all and/or extend the terms protections of this Agreement shall extend to such Protected Health Information retained by Business Associate until such time as Associate, and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make the Protected Health Information is no longer in Business Associate’s possession return or controldestruction of the information infeasible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Business Associate will not destroy any protected Health Information in less than ten six (106) years from the date it is received by Business Associate.