Business associate contract definition

Business associate contract means the documentation required by 45
Business associate contract means the documentation required by 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(e)(2) that meets the applicable requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.504(e).
Business associate contract means the contract language between DMH and its business associates that allows the business associate to create or receive PHI on behalf of DMH. The term “Business Associate Contract” includes both stand-alone contracts and amendments to existing services agreements, as well as Business Associate Contract language that is part of a new services agreement. A Business Associate Contract is not required for disclosures by DMH to a health care provider regarding an individual’s treatment. (See policy on HIPAA Business Associates)

Examples of Business associate contract in a sentence

  • Business associate contract: documentation that the covered entity has obtained satisfactory assurance that the business associate will appropriately safeguard protected health information.


More Definitions of Business associate contract

Business associate contract means the separate business associate agreement (within the meaning of HIPAA) between the Plan and AMCA to document compliance with HIPAA's privacy, security, and electronic data interchange requirements.

Related to Business associate contract

  • Business Associate Agreement means an agreement between DSHS and a contractor who is receiving Data covered under the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The agreement establishes permitted and required uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI) in accordance with HIPAA requirements and provides obligations for business associates to safeguard the information.

  • Business Associate means the Contractor.

  • Business association means a nonpublic corporation, joint stock company, investment company, business trust, partnership, or association for business purposes of 2 or more individuals, whether or not for profit, including a banking organization, financial organization, insurance company, or utility.

  • The HIPAA Privacy Rule means the Standards for Privacy of Individually 10 Identifiable Health Information at 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A and E.

  • Customer Agreement means a written agreement entered into between Provider and any Customer pursuant to which a Customer orders BPO Services from Provider.

  • Provider contract means any contract between a provider and a carrier (or a carrier's network,

  • Company Privacy Policies means all current and, to the extent applicable, prior public or internal policies, procedures and representations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent relating to data security or the Processing of Personally Identifiable Information, including the Data Protection Program.

  • Transition Services Agreement means the transition services agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

  • Continuing care contract means, as stated in RCW 70.38.025, a contract providing a person, for the duration of that person's life or for a term in excess of one year, shelter along with nursing, medical, health-related, or personal care services, which is conditioned upon the transfer of property, the payment of an entrance fee to the provider of such ser- vices, or the payment of periodic charges for the care and ser- vices involved. A continuing care contract is not excluded from this definition because the contract is mutually termina- ble or because shelter and services are not provided at the same location.

  • Service Level Agreement or SLA means the processes, deliverables, key performance indicators and performance standards relating to the Services to be provided by the Service Provider;

  • Central Contracts and Legal Services means the DSHS central headquarters contracting office, or successor section or office.

  • Service Schedule means the document entitled “Service Schedule” containing additional terms relating to a particular Service which schedule shall form part of this Agreement;