Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
7 <br />2.33.Onboarding shall mean the process of establishing and implementing the required credentials for <br />Participants to access NC HealthConnex Resources, and building an active connection between <br />Participant and NC HealthConnex through secure electronic data submission that allows Participant <br />to submit HIE Data to the NC HIEA pursuant to N.C.G.S. §90-414.4(b). <br />2.34.Onboarding and Technical Specifications shall mean the Onboarding and technical process and <br />specifications for connecting to NC HealthConnex, for submitting HIE Data to NC HealthConnex as <br />required by Applicable Law, as well as any implementation guidance and other technical materials <br />and resources approved by NC HIEA. <br />2.35.Participant shall mean any organization that (i) meets the requirements for participation as contained <br />in N.C.G.S. 90-414.7 et seq.;(ii) is provided with Digital Credentials; and (iii) is a signatory to this <br />Agreement. Participants may act as a Submitter, Recipient or both when Transacting Message <br />Content. <br />2.36.Participant Account Administrator means the staff member(s) employed by Participant or <br />Participating Entities who will be authorized to assign user credentials to Authorized Users within the <br />Participant’s or Participating Entity’s Workforce. The Participant Account Administrator will also <br />be the main contact person who will receive communication from NC HIEA and who will coordinate <br />the collaboration between NC HIEA’s technology vendor and the Participant’s technical services <br />staff. <br />2.37.Participating Entities shall include (i) entities that a Participant has control over, (ii) entities that <br />are under common control with Participant, and/or (iii) entities that share information systems with <br />Participant, and for whom Participant will submit or cause to submit HIE Data under this Agreement. <br />Participating Entities may elect to submit HIE Data or Transact Messages through NC HealthConnex <br />under a single Participant or as multiple separate Participants. A Participating Entity of a Participant <br />may also be a natural person or business entity with whom the Participant has a direct or indirect <br />business or employment relationship, including any person or entity provided a license or right to <br />access and use any of a Participant’s EHR Product, software and/or services. However, if Participant <br />does not intend to sign this Agreement on behalf of such natural persons or business entities, those <br />persons or entities should sign a separate Agreement. <br />2.38.Payment shall have the meaning set forth at 45 C.F.R. §164.501 of the HIPAA Regulations. <br />2.39.Permitted Purposes <br />a. As to Participants, Permitted Purposes shall mean one of the following reasons for which <br />Participants may legitimately exchange HIE Data, Transact Message Content, or otherwise use, <br />access, or disclose HIE Data: <br />1. Treatment of the Individual; <br />2. Payment activities, provided that the Participant has an established Treatment relationship <br />with the Individual and that the use or Disclosure otherwise complies with the requirements <br />of HIPAA and is otherwise permitted by Applicable Law; <br />3. Health Care Operations of the Participant; <br />4. Public health activities and reporting as permitted by Applicable Law, including N.C.G.S. <br />§90-414.5, Chapter 130A and the HIPAA Regulations at 45 C.F.R. § 164.512(b) or <br />164.514(e); <br />5. Any purpose to demonstrate Meaningful Use of Certified Electronic Health Record <br />Technology by the (i) Submitter, (ii) Recipient or (iii) Covered Entity on whose behalf the <br />Submitter or the Recipient may properly Transact Message Content under this Agreement, <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 47B4445A-C7CA-4D2E-9075-2AFD82F82DEC