BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENTBusiness Associate Agreement • April 23rd, 2014
Contract Type FiledApril 23rd, 2014Express Scripts, Inc. and one or more of its subsidiaries (“ESI”), and Sponsor or one of its affiliates (“Sponsor”), are parties to an agreement (“PBM Agreement”) whereby ESI provides certain pharmacy benefit management services to the Sponsor’s prescription drug plan (Sponsor and Sponsor’s prescription drug plan collectively referred to hereinafter as “Plan”). The PBM Agreement addresses the parties’ rights and obligations concerning the use and disclosure of patients’ protected health information. The HIPAA Rules (as defined below) require ESI and Plan to enter into a “business associate agreement” to comply with applicable sections of the HIPAA Rules.