Common use of Return or Destruction of PHI Clause in Contracts

Return or Destruction of PHI. Upon termination of the Agreement for any reason, the Business Associate shall: A. Return or destroy all PHI received from the Covered Entity, or created or received by the Business Associate on behalf of the Covered Entity that the Business Associate still maintains in any form and retain no copies of such information, if feasible. B. In the event that the Business Associate determines that returning or destroying the PHI is not feasible, the Business Associate shall provide the Covered Entity notification of the conditions that make return or destruction not feasible. If the Covered Entity agrees that return or destruction is not feasible, the Business Associate shall extend the protections of this BAA to such PHI and limit further use and disclosures of such PHI for as long as the Business Associate, or any of its agents or subcontractors, maintains such PHI for the purposes that make return or destruction infeasible.