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Zvi} mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Business <br />Associate of a use or disclosure of protected health information by Business Associate in violation <br />of the requirements of this Agreement. <br />b Notwithstanding the prohibitions set forth in this Agreement or the Arrangement <br />~ } ~ tion <br />Agreement, Business Associate may use and d[sclose protected health ~nforma <br />as follows: <br />~i} if necessary, for the proper management and administration of Business <br />Associate or tv carry out the legal responsibilities of Business Associate, provided that as to any <br />such disclosure, the following requirements are met. <br />~A} the disclosure is required by law; ar <br />~B} Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to <br />whom the information is disclosed that it will be held confidentially and used or further <br />disclosed only as required by law or for the purpose for which it was disclosed tv the <br />person, and the person notifies Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware <br />in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached; <br />iii} far data aggregation services, if such services are to be provided by Business <br />Associate for the health care operations of Gavered Entity pursuant to any agreements between <br />the Parties evidencing their business relationship. <br />111. AVAILAB[LITY nF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION <br />Busr'ness assoclafe sha11: <br />~a} ~ at the request of Covered Entity, provide access to protected health information in a designated <br />record set to Covered entity or, as directed by Covered Entity, to an [ndividual, in a time and manner sufficient to <br />ermit Covered Entity to comply with the requirements of 45 CFR ~G4.524. <br />P <br />fib} at the request of Covered Entity or an individual, make any amendments} to protected health <br />information in a designated record set that are directed by or agreed to by Covered Entity, in a time and manner <br />sufficient tv permit Covered Entity to comply with the requirements of 45 CFR ~ 64.56. <br />~c} document disclosures of protected health information and information related to such disclosures <br />in a manner sufficient to permit Covered Entity to respond to a request by an individual for an accounting of <br />disclosures of protected health information in accordance with 45 CFR ~ 64.58 and provide such documentation <br />to Covered Entity or an individual as directed by Covered Entity. <br />lV, TERMINATl~7N <br />(a) Term: This Agreement terminates when the Arrangement Agreement terminates or as provided <br />in Paragraph IV. b. below (termination for cause). <br />fib} Termination for cause: Upon Covered Entity's knowledge of a material breach by Business <br />Associate, Covered, Entity shall either: <br />~i} provide an opportunity for Business Associate to cure the breach or end the <br />violation or, if Business Associate does not cure the breach or end the violation within the time <br />specified by Covered Entity, terminate this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement; or <br />iii} immediately terminate this Agreement and the ArrangementAgreement if <br />Business Associate has breached a material term ofthis Agreement and cure is not possible. <br />c Return or destruction of protected health information: At termination of this Agreement, the <br />~} <br />Arrangement Agreement €or any similar documentation of the business relationship ofthe Parties}, or upon <br />request of Covered Entity, whichever occurs first, Business Associate shall: <br />~7~08 ocBAA with UNC FM page 2 of ~ <br />