BCBSSC Obligations Clause Samples
The "BCBSSC Obligations" clause defines the specific duties and responsibilities that Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina (BCBSSC) must fulfill under the agreement. This may include providing certain services, maintaining compliance with applicable laws, or delivering required documentation and support to the other party. By clearly outlining what is expected of BCBSSC, this clause ensures accountability and helps prevent misunderstandings regarding each party’s role in the contractual relationship.
BCBSSC Obligations. BCBSSC shall:
(a) Make available to Trading Partner, via electronic means, data and Data Transmissions for which this Agreement grants Trading Partner access or authorization, or as provided by law.
(b) Provide Trading Partner with at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of any change or addition to the BCBSSC Companion Guides, referred to in Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
(c) Provide Trading Partner with Security Access Codes that will allow Trading Partner to exchange Data Transmissions with BCBSSC’s Operating System. BCBSSC reserves the right to change Security Access Codes at any time and in such manner as BCBSSC, in its sole discretion, deems necessary.
BCBSSC Obligations. BCBSSC recognizes the Plan's fiduciary duty to hold patient information in strict confidence, and agrees that the Plan's data files include information which is proprietary to and a valuable asset of The Plan. BCBSSC agrees (i) to hold in strict confidence, and not to disclose or otherwise make available to any third party, all Plan data files (including all patient and other information contained therein), except to the extent (A) otherwise required by applicable law, (B) such information is lawfully and rightfully acquired by BCBSSC from others who had no confidentiality obligation to the Plan with respect to the same, (C) such information is obtained or obtainable by BCBSSC by lawful and rightful means, or (D) is now, or hereafter becomes, through no fault of BCBSSC, part of the public domain by publication or otherwise; (ii) to limit access to such information to only those BCBSSC employees needing the information for purposes of performing services under this Agreement; and (iii) to use such information solely for purposes contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, BCBSSC agrees not to copy any Plan data files except as required by law or for back up purposes for data protection without the Plan's prior written consent.