Minimum Necessary definition

Minimum Necessary means the least amount of PHI necessary to accomplish the purpose for which the PHI is needed.

Minimum Necessary shall have the meaning set forth in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, § 13405(b).

Minimum Necessary means the Privacy Rule Standards in 45 CFR §164.502(b) and §164.514(d)(1).

Examples of Minimum Necessary in a sentence

• Minimum Necessary Blue Cross and Blue Shield will use, disclose, or request Protected Health Information in a Limited Data Set, if practicable.

• The following terms shall have the same meaning as those terms in the HIPAA Rules: Breach, Data Aggregation, Designated Record Set, Disclosure, Health Care Operations, Individual, Minimum Necessary, Notice of Privacy Practices, Protected Health Information, Required by Law, Secretary, Security Incident, Subcontractor, Unsecured Protected Health Information, and Use.

• The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those terms in the HIPAA Rules: Breach, Data Aggregation, Designated Record Set, Disclosure, Health Care Operations, Individual, Minimum Necessary, Notice of Privacy Practices, Protected Health Information, Required by Law, Secretary, Security Incident, Subcontractor, Unsecured Health Information, and Use.

• The following terms used in this BAA shall have the same meaning as those terms in the HIPAA and HIPAA Regulations: Breach, Data Aggregation, Designated Record Set, Disclosure, Health Care Operations, Individual, Minimum Necessary, Notice of Privacy Practices, Protected Health Information, Required By Law, Secretary, Security Incident, Subcontractor, Unsecured Protected Health Information, and Use.

• Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Business Associate may use or disclose PHI on behalf of, or as necessary for purposes of the Underlying Contract, if such use or Disclosure of PHI would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by a Covered Entity and is the Minimum Necessary.

More Definitions of Minimum Necessary

Minimum Necessary refers to the minimum necessary standard at 45 C.F.R. § 162.502 (b).

Minimum Necessary means HIPAA's standard for using,

Minimum Necessary shall have the meaning set out in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502.

Minimum Necessary means (1) use, disclosure or request of a Limited Data Set as defined herein to the extent practicable or, if needed by such entity, to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request. (2) On and after the effective date on which the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issues guidance as required by Section 13405 of HITECH on what constitutes "minimum necessary," "Minimum Necessary" shall have the meaning or otherwise be determined as set forth in such guidance and the definition set forth in (1) hereof shall no longer apply.

Minimum Necessary means the least amount of PHI necessary to accomplish the purpose for which the PHI is needed. “Protected Health Information (PHI)” means individually identifiable health information created, received, maintained or transmitted by Business Associate on behalf of a health care component of the Covered Entity that relates to the provision of health care to an Individual; the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an Individual; or the past, present, or future payment for provision of health care to an Individual. 45 CFR 160.103. PHI includes demographic information that identifies the Individual or about which there is reasonable basis to believe can be used to identify the Individual. 45 CFR 160.103. PHI is information transmitted or held in any form or medium and includes EPHI. 45 CFR 160.103. PHI does not include education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, as amended, 20 USCA 1232g(a)(4)(B)(iv) or employment records held by a Covered Entity in its role as employer.

Minimum Necessary shall have the same meaning as "minimum necessary" described in 45 CFR § 164.502(b).

Minimum Necessary means a Limited Data Set or, if needed, the minimum necessary PHI to accomplish the intended purpose of a use, disclosure or request.