Common use of Right to Request Restrictions and Confidential Communications Clause in Contracts

Right to Request Restrictions and Confidential Communications. So that the Plan may meet its obligations to evaluate requests for restrictions and confidential communications in connection with the disclosure of PHI under 45 CFR §164.522, Contractor and the Plan agree that, wherever feasible and to the extent that communications are within the control of Contractor, Contractor will perform these evaluations on behalf of the Plan. Contractor will evaluate such requests according to its own procedures for such requests, and shall implement such appropriate operational steps as are required by its own procedures. Contractor represents that its procedures for evaluating such requests comply with the requirements of 45 CFR §164.522. Such evaluation will not relieve the Plan of any additional and independent obligations to evaluate restrictions or implement confidential communications where requested by an individual. Accordingly, upon the Plan’s written or electronic request or the direct request of a Covered Person or the Covered Person’s Personal Representative, Contractor will evaluate requests for restrictions and requests for confidential communications, and will respond to these requests as appropriate under Contractor’s procedures.