BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ANDBusiness Associate Agreement • May 8th, 2014
Contract Type FiledMay 8th, 2014The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (hereafter referred to as “Covered Entity”) and ________________________ (hereafter referred to as “Business Associate”) desire to enter into this Business Associate Agreement (hereafter, “BA Agreement” or “the Agreement”) for the purpose of protecting the privacy and security of clients’ health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), including all pertinent regulations ( 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164), as amended by Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act HITECH), Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5).