HIPAA Privacy and Business Associate AgreementHipaa Privacy and Business Associate Agreement • May 20th, 2011 • California
This Agreement is entered into this day of , , between [Employer] (“Employer”), acting on behalf of [Name of covered entity/plan(s) for which vendor provides services] (the “Plan(s)”), and [Name of vendor] (“Business Associate”). The Agreement is incorporated into the [Name of vendor contract] between Employer and Business Associate, dated [Date of Contract] (the “Contract”). The parties intend to use this Agreement to satisfy the Business Associate contract requirements in the regulations at 45 CFR 164.502(e), 164.504(e) and 164.314(a), issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), as amended by Title XIII, Subtitle D of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) and regulations promulgated thereunder; and for further applicable HIPAA developments published after enactment of P.L. 111-5, including statutes, case law, regulations and other agency guidance. [If there is no existing applicable vendor agreement, then this agre
