Business Associate Agreement ClauseBusiness Associate Agreement • May 22nd, 2018
Contract Type FiledMay 22nd, 2018Pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and its implementing regulation, the Standards of Privacy of Individual Identifiable Health Information at 45 C.F. R Part 160 and 164, Subpart A and E (“Privacy Rule”), the Indian Health Service is required to enter into an agreement with the Business Associate, pursuant to which the Business Associate shall comply with and appropriately safeguard Protected Health Information (“PHI”) that it will use and disclose when performing functions, activities or services (“Services”) for the Indian Health Service. The Business Associate by signing the contract shall comply with the following terms in addition to other applicable contract terms and conditions relating to the safekeeping, use and disclosure of PHI.