Tefca Exchange Activities Sample Clauses

Tefca Exchange Activities. In addition to the requirements below, a QHIN, Participant, or Subparticipant may only Request information under the applicable Framework Agreement for a specific Exchange Purpose if the QHIN, Participant, or Subparticipant is the type of person or entity that is described in the definition of the applicable Exchange Purpose. Such a QHIN, Participant, or Subparticipant may use a Business Associate, agent, or contractor to make such a Request, Use, or Disclosure for the applicable Exchange Purpose. For example, only a Health Care Provider as described in the definition of Treatment (or a Business Associate, agent, or contractor acting on that Health Care Provider’s behalf) may Request information for the Exchange Purpose of Treatment. This Common Agreement specifies, among other things, the reasons for which information may be Requested and transmitted from one QHIN to another QHIN. Participants and Subparticipants should understand that, despite their participation under a Framework Agreement, QHINs are prohibited from engaging in QHIN-to-QHIN exchange for any purpose other than an Exchange Purpose under this Common Agreement. The RCE recognizes that Signatory may participate in other health information exchange networks and Signatory’s Participants and their Subparticipants also likely participate in other networks, as well as non-network information exchange. This Common Agreement does not affect these other activities or the reasons for which Participants and Subparticipants may request and exchange information within their networks and/or subject to other agreements. Such activities are not in any way limited by the Framework Agreements.

Tefca Exchange Activities