Return or Destroy PHI on Termination Clause Samples
The "Return or Destroy PHI on Termination" clause requires that, upon the end of a contract or business relationship, any protected health information (PHI) held by a party must either be returned to the disclosing party or securely destroyed. In practice, this means that a service provider or business associate must identify all PHI in their possession and take steps to either transfer it back or render it irretrievable, except where retention is required by law. This clause is essential for safeguarding sensitive health information after a partnership ends, ensuring that PHI is not improperly retained or exposed, and thereby reducing the risk of unauthorized access or data breaches.
Return or Destroy PHI on Termination. Survival
Return or Destroy PHI on Termination. At termination of this BAA, if feasible, Business Associate shall return or destroy all PHI and other confidential information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of, Covered Entity that Business Associate still maintains in any form and retain no copies of such information. If return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity of the conditions that make the return or destruction infeasible, and Covered Entity and Business Associate shall determine the terms and conditions under which Business Associate may retain the PHI. If such return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate shall extend the protections of this BAA to the information and limited further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction of the information infeasible.
Return or Destroy PHI on Termination. Survival. At termination of this Addendum, if feasible, Business Associate shall return to KHS or, if agreed to by KHS, destroy all PHI and other confidential information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of, KHS that Business Associate or its agents or subcontractors still maintains in any form, and shall retain no copies of such information. If KHS elects destruction of PHI and/or other confidential information, Business Associate shall ensure such information is destroyed in accordance with the destruction methods specified in Sections 15.1 and 15.2 below and shall certify in writing to KHS that such information has been destroyed accordingly. If return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate shall notify KHS of the conditions that make the return or destruction
Return or Destroy PHI on Termination. Survival. At termination of this Agreement, if feasible, Business Associate shall return or destroy all PHI and other confidential information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of, Covered Entity that Business Associate still maintains in any form and retain no copies of such information. If return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity of the conditions that make the return or destruction infeasible and Business Associate and Covered Entity shall determine the terms and conditions under which Business Associate may retain the PHI. If such return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to the information and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction of the information infeasible.
Return or Destroy PHI on Termination. Survival. At termination of this Addendum, if feasible, Business Associate shall return to KHS or, if agreed to by KHS, destroy all PHI and other confidential information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of, KHS that Business Associate or its agents or subcontractors still maintains in any form, and shall retain no copies of such information. If KHS elects destruction of PHI and/or other confidential information, Business Associate shall ensure such information is destroyed in accordance with the destruction methods specified in Sections 15.1 and 15.2 below and shall certify in writing to KHS that such information has been destroyed accordingly. If return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate shall notify KHS of the conditions that make the return or destruction infeasible. Subject to the approval of KHS’s regulator(s) if necessary, if such return or destruction is not feasible, KHS shall determine the terms and conditions under which Business Associate may retain the PHI. Business Associate shall also extend the protections of this Addendum to the information and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction of the information infeasible.
Return or Destroy PHI on Termination. Survival. At termination of this Agreement and any successor agreements, if feasible, Contractor shall return or destroy all PHI and other confidential information received from, or created or received by Contractor on behalf of, DHCS that Contractor still maintains in any form and retain no copies of such information. If return or destruction is not feasible, Contractor shall notify DHCS of the conditions that make the return or destruction infeasible, and DHCS and Contractor shall determine the terms and conditions under which Contractor may retain the PHI. If such return or destruction is not feasible, Contractor shall extend the protections of this Agreement to the information and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make the return or destruction of the information infeasible.