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Business Associat Agreement aolo- c2'7 �� y BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT This is a Business Associates Agreement dated *as of January 18, 2011 (the. "Effective Date ") by and between. The City of Miami Beach, Florida ( "Client "), a municipal corporation and Claim Technologies Incorporated. ( "CTI "), an Iowa corporation having its principal place of business at 100 Court Avenue, Suite. 306, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309. ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS 1.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Business Associates Agreement ( "BAA "), capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as set forth in the HIPAA regulations, 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164 as amended, if applicable, by the Health Information. Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ( "HITECH) Act. ARTICLE II — SCOPE OF USE OF PHI 2.1 All PHI (to include ePHI by reference) disclosed to CTI by Client shall be retained in confidence by CTI, shall not be disclosed to any third parties other than those authorized by this BAA, or as permitted or required by law, - without prior written permission of Client, and shall not be used by CTI for any purpose except as necessary to perform CTI Services. CTI acknowledges that the PHI provided by Client may :also be protected by law and that public disclosure could be a violation of law potentially resulting in fines and other penalties against CTI and Client. CTI shall treat all PHI in accordance with HIPAA, applicable provisions of the HITECH Act and any .applicable state .laws and regulations, as such state laws and regulations have been communicated in writing by Client to CTI. CTI may use PHI received from the Client for the purpose of meeting its obligations under its contract for claims auditing services ( "Contract "). 2.2 CTI agrees that it shall (a) , protect and safeguard from any unauthorized oral or written use or disclosure ofall PHI regardless of the type of media on which it is stored (e.g., paper, fiche, etc.), with which it may come into contact; (b) implement and maintain appropriate policies and procedures to protect and safeguard the PHI; and (c) use _appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of PHI other than the minimum amount necessary as permitted by this BAA or as permitted by applicable law. 2.3 Except as otherwise limited in this BAA, CTI may disclose PHI for the. proper management and administration of the PHI, provided that CTI obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that it shall remain confidential and used or further disclosed only for the purpose for which it was disclosed to the person, and the person notifies CTI of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached. 2.4 Except as otherwise limited in this BAA, CTI may use PHI to provide Data Aggregation services to a Covered Entity as permitted by 45 CFR § 164.504 (e)(2)(i)(B). 2.5 CTI may use PHI to report violations of law to the appropriate Federal and State Authorities, consistent with § 164/5020)(1). 2.6 Upon completion of its performance of CTI Services and the termination of the Contract, CTI agrees to return to Client all original data provided by the Client, or to destroy such original data, upon Client's request. CTI shall retain no copies of the PHI except for one copy that CTI will use solely for archival purposes and to defend its work product, provided the documents and data remain strictly confidential and subject to this BAA. 2.7 CTI shall not use or include the PHI, nor any extrapolations or normative versions - thereof, ' in any database or other application or program that CTI publishes or makes available to a third party or otherwise use PHI received for the purpose of developing information or statistical compilations for use by third parties or for any � other commercial exploitation or enterprise without first obtaining Client's specific written permission, which permission Client may withhold in the exercise of its sole discretion. 2.8 CTI shall not reproduce PHI in any form, except as is required for, use as authorized herein, without the prior written permission of Client. Each such reproduction shall include the ownership and confidentiality legends of Client. 2.9 To the extent CTI uses one or more agents, including subcontractors, to provide services and such subcontractors or agents receive or have access to PHI, CTI agrees that each such subcontractor or agent shall agree to all of the same restrictions and conditions to which CTI is bound. Each subcontractor or agent shall sign a Business Associates Agreement with CTI containing substantially the same provisions as this BAA. 2.10 CTI shall report in writing to Client any unauthorized use or disclosure of PHI promptly upon discovery. 2.11 CTI shall take appropriate action, including but not limited to, instruction to or agreement with, its employees, agents and subcontractors, to maintain the confidentiality of the PHI. ARTICLE III — AMENDMENT OF PHI 3.1 CTI agrees to make any .amendments to PHI in a designated record set that the Client directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 164.526 at the request .of the Client or an individual. 3.2 CTI shall promptly incorporate all amendments or corrections to PHI when requested by Client to do so. ARTICLE IV — AVAILABILITY, AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS 4.1 CTI agrees that it shall (a) make available PHI in a designated record set to the Client in order to meet the requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.524 and (b) make available the information to Client in order for the Client to provide an accounting of disclosures in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.528. CTI shall provide such accounting to Client as soon as possible, but not more than thirty (3.0) days from the date of request by Client. Each accounting shall provide (i) the date of each disclosure; (ii) the name and address of the organization or person who received the PHI; (iii) a brief description of the information disclosed; and (iv) for disclosures other than those made at the request of the subject, the purpose for which the information was disclosed and a copy of the request or authorization for disclosure. 4.2 CTI shall make its internal practices, books and records relating to the use and disclosure of PHI, received from Client, or created or received by CTI on behalf of Client, available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, governmental officers and agencies for purposes of determining compliance with 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and .164. Any audit conducted hereunder shall be conducted during CTI's normal business hours; shall not cause disruption to CTI's other business activities; and shall be circumscribed to the extent other customers' PHI might be disclosed. ARTICLE V - TERM /TERMINATION - 5.1 As for under 45 C.F.R. § 164.504(e)(2)(iii), Client may terminate the Contract, in whole or in part, in writing if CTI has breached a material term of this BAA and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of written notification. Alternatively, Client may choose to; (i) provide CTI with written notice of the existence of an alleged material breach; and (ii) afford CTI an opportunity to cure said alleged material breach upon mutually - agreeable terms. Termination shall be in accordance with the terms of the Contract. 5.2 CTI may terminate its Contract with the Client, if after notice to and consultation with the Client, CTI determines that the Client has breached a material term of this BAA and.upon written notice fails to cure the breach with thirty (3 0) days after receipt of such notice. 5.3 In the event of a breach of this BAA by either party, if neither termination nor cure is feasible, the non - breaching party shall report the violation to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 5.4 CTI agrees that,..upon termination of the Contract, for whatever reason, it shall return or destroy all PHI as directed by Client, if feasible, received from, or created by Client, or created or . received by CTI on behalf of Client, which CTI maintains in any form, and retain no copies of such information. This provision . shall apply to PHI in the possession of agents or subcontractors of CTI. Upon written request from Client, an authorized representative of CTI shall certify in writing to Client within twenty (20) business days from the date of termination or expiration of the Contract, that all PHI- has been returned or disposed of as provided above and that CTI no longer retains such PHI in any form. 5.5. To the extent such return or destruction of PHI is not feasible, CTI shall provide Client with notice of the conditions and reasons why the return or destruction of the PHI is not feasible and shall extend the precautions of this BAA to the PHI and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes-that make the return or destruction of the information infeasible. CTI-shall remain bound by the provisions of this BAA even after termination, until such time as all PHI has been returned or otherwise destroyed as provided in this Section, and for as long as CTI -maintains such PHI. 5.6 All rights, duties and obligations .established in Section 5.4 of this BAA shall survive termination or expiration of the Contract for as long as CTI maintains such PHI.. ARTICLE VI - SECURITY 6.1 Security Standards. Effective as of February 17, 2010, CTI shall: • Implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards in accordance with the HITECH Act and annual guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity-, and availability of electronic PHI that it creates, receives, maintains, or transmits on behalf of . Client as required by the Security Rules; • Ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom CTI provides such electronic PHI agrees in writing to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect it; and • Report to Client any security incident of which CTI becomes aware in accordance with the Security Rules as well as report any breach of this BAA. • Report to the Client any breach of unsecured PHI in accordance with the terms of the HITECH Act ARTICLE VII — MISCELLANEOUS 7.1 CTI agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to CTI of a use or disclosure of PHI by CTI in violation of the requirements of this BAA. 7.2 The parties agree that any ambiguity in this BAA shall be resolved in favor of a meaning that complies and is consistent with HIPAA, the HITECH Act and implementing regulations of either Act as applicable. 7.3 All notices and other communications required or permitted pursuant to this BAA shall be in writing, addressed to the party at the address set forth in the Contract, or to' such other address as either party may designate from time to time. 7.4 CTI's interest under this BAA may not be transferred or assigned or assumed by any other person, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Client. 7.5 The parties acknowledge that monetary remedies may be inadequate to protect their rights with respect to PHI and that, in addition to legal remedies otherwise available, injunctive relief is an appropriate judicial - remedy to protect such rights.. 7.6 CTI agrees to reasonably cooperate and participate with Client in its defense of a lawsuit or administrative action of HIPAA violations or in connection with any litigation against third parties to protect the PHI, at Client's request and expense. 7.8 The terms of this BAA are not intended, nor should they be construed, to grant any beneficiary rights to parties other than the Client and . CTI. 7.9 The provisions of this BAA will be deemed severable, and the unenforceability of any one or more of its provisions will not affect the enforceability of any other provision.. If any provision is unenforceable, the parties will substitute an enforceable provision that preserves the original intentions and economic positions of the parties to the maximum extent legally possible. This BAA is the entire agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter. Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer this BAA or any of the rights that it grants, .without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any purported assignment in violation of the preceding sentence will be void. This BAA will be binding upon the parties' respective successors and permitted assigns. No failure or delay by a party in f I exercising any right, power or remedy will operate as a waiver of that right, power or .remedy, and no waiver will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the waiving party. Each party has caused its authorized representative to execute. this BAA as of the Effective Date. CTt Claim Audit Technologies. Corp. The City of Miami Beach dba Claim Technologies Incorporated By: By: ,W 0 0 ;._ bCAM (e • c Name: Name: _--V , Matti Herrera Bower Title: V Title: ' Mayor f (k e ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION 4 orneDate