Common use of Minimum Necessary Uses and Disclosures Clause in Contracts

Minimum Necessary Uses and Disclosures. 1. When requesting, Using, or Disclosing PHI, the AGO will take reasonable steps to help ensure that it requests and uses PHI to the minimum extent necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the request, Use, or Disclosure. 42 C.F.R. §164.502(b)(1). Whenever possible, the AGO will Use or Disclose only a Limited Data Set, as that term is defined in 45 C.F.R. §164.514(e)(2).