Common use of Amendment to Comply with Law Clause in Contracts

Amendment to Comply with Law. The Parties acknowledge that amendment of the Agreement may be required to ensure compliance with the applicable standards and requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the HITECH Act and other applicable laws relating to the security or confidentiality of PHI and/or ePHI. Upon Covered Entity’s request, Business Associate agrees to promptly enter into negotiations with Covered Entity concerning the terms of an amendment to the Agreement embodying written assurances consistent with the standards and requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the HITECH Act or other applicable laws relating to security and privacy of PHI and/or ePHI. Covered Entity may terminate the Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice in the event Business Associate does not promptly enter into negotiations to amend the Agreement when requested by Covered Entity pursuant to this Section, or Business Associate does not enter into an amendment to the Agreement in order to bring it into compliance with, to the extent applicable, HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the HITECH Act or other applicable laws relating to security and privacy of PHI and provide assurances regarding the safeguarding of PHI and/or ePHI that Covered Entity, in its reasonable discretion, deems sufficient to satisfy the standards and requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, or any other applicable laws relating to security and privacy of PHI and/or ePHI.

Amendment to Comply with Law. The Parties acknowledge that amendment of the Agreement may be required to ensure compliance with the applicable standards and requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the HITECH Act and other applicable laws relating to the security or confidentiality of PHI and/or ePHI. Upon Covered Entity’s request, Business Associate agrees to promptly enter into negotiations with Covered Entity concerning the terms of an amendment to the Agreement embodying written assurances consistent with the standards and requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the HITECH Act or other applicable laws relating to security and privacy of PHI and/or ePHI. Covered Entity may terminate the Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice in the event Business Associate does not promptly enter into negotiations to amend the Agreement when requested by Covered Entity pursuant to this Section, or Business Associate does not enter into an amendment to the Agreement in order to bring it into compliance with, to the extent applicable, HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, the HITECH Act or other applicable laws relating to security and privacy of PHI and provide assurances regarding the safeguarding of PHI and/or ePHI that Covered Entity, in its reasonable discretion, deems sufficient to satisfy the standards and requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy Rule, the Security Rule, or any other applicable laws relating to security and privacy of PHI and/or ePHI.. Deleted: 2