Common Contracts

BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT

February 19th, 2020

• Filed
  February 19th, 2020

Except as otherwise provided in this Business Associate Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “BAA”), INSERT VENDOR NAME, (hereinafter referred to as “Business Associate”), may use, access or disclose Protected Health Information to perform functions, activities or services for or on behalf of the State of Rhode Island, INSERT AGENCY NAME (hereinafter referred to as the “Covered Entity”), as specified herein and the attached Contract between the Business Associate and the Covered Entity (hereinafter referred to as the “Contract”), which this BAA supplements and is made part of, provided such use, access, or disclosure does not violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as “HIPAA”), Public Law 104-191, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, as incorporated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (hereinafter referred to as “HITECH”), and any regulations promulga