2014-141 Health - NC HIE to oversee, administer and operate electronic health information exchange network

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vii. To carry out NC HIE's or a Participant's proper management and administration of its System or its responsibilities under this Agreement and Applicable Law;and viii. A Participant or Third Party Data Contributor may limit or expand, within a Subscription Agreement or other written agreement, the permitted purposes for which the Patient Information of such Participant or Third Party Data Contributor may be acquired,accessed, Disclosed or used through the HIE Network. In the event Participant or Third Party Data Contributor so elects to limit or expand the permitted purposes for which their Patient Information may be acquired,accessed,Disclosed or used,then`Termitted Purposes"shall mean the purposes set forth within the applicable Subscription Agreement or other written agreement. (v) Provider shall mean(i) an entity such as a hospital, nursing home,home health agency, adult care home, mental health facility or professional corporation legally authorized to provide health care services in North Carolina, (ii) a health care professional licensed under Chapter 90 of the N.C. General Statutes or a resident or student acting under the supervision of such a professional, or(iii) a local health department as defined in N.C. General Statutes §130A-2. (w) Qualified Organization or M" shall mean a Participant designated by NC HIE to contract with other Participants on NC HIE's behalf to facilitate such other Participants'use of the HIE Network_ (x) Recipient shall mean a party, a public health official, a governmental entity or other individual or entity that receives Patient Information transmitted through the HIE Network by a Third Party Data Contributor as provided for in this Agreement. (y) Subscription Agreement shall mean any of the following: (i) a Qualified Organization Subscription Agreement by and between NC HE and a Qualified Organization that authorizes the Qualified Organization to use and make available HIE Services for sale and subscription by Participants on NC HIE's behalf; (ii)a Subscription Agreement by and between a Qualified Organization and its subscribing Participants for use of the HIE Services and participation in the HIE Network; or (iii) any other written agreement between NC HIE and a Participant that authorizes such Participant to use the HIE Services or participate in the HIE Network. (z) System shall mean any software, portal, platform, or other electronic medium used by a party through which the party accesses,Discloses or uses Patient Information through the HIE Network, without regard to whether or not such party controls the applicable software,portal,platform,or medium,whether through ownership,lease,license,or otherwise. (aa) Third-Party Data Contributor shall mean an entity other than a Participant that provides information through the HIE Network to populate NC HIE's Master Patient Index, a physician address directory, or to otherwise provide Patient Information to Recipients in a capacity other than that of a Participant. Third Party Data Contributors include, but are not 5