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<br />Agreement, including but not limited to any injury or damages arising from any noncompliance with this
<br />Agreement or any Security Incident attributable to the negligence of Business Associate, including failure
<br />to execute the terms of this Agreement. Further, Business Associate agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold
<br />harmless Covered Entity, its officers, employees, contractors and agents, against all costs and expenses,
<br />including but not limited to, reasonable legal expenses, which are incurred by or on behalf of Business
<br />Associate in connection with the defense of such claims.
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<br />(b) Disclaimer. Covered Entity makes no warranty or representation that compliance by
<br />Business Associate with this Agreement, HIPAA, HITECH, or the HIPAA Regulations will be adequate
<br />or satisfactory for Business Associate’s own purposes. Business Associate is solely responsible for all
<br />decisions made by Business Associate regarding the safeguarding of Protected Health Information.
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<br />(c) Assistance in Litigation or Administrative Proceedings. Business Associate shall make
<br />itself, and any subcontractors, employees, affiliates or agents assisting Business Associate in the
<br />performance of its obligations under this Agreement, available to Covered Entity, at no cost to Covered
<br />Entity, to testify as witnesses, or otherwise, in the event of litigation or administrative proceedings being
<br />commenced against Covered Entity, its directors, officers or employees based upon a claimed violation of
<br />HIPAA, HITECH, the HIPAA Regulations, or other laws relating to security and privacy, except where
<br />Business Associate or its subcontractor, employee or agent is named adverse party.
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<br />(d) Survival. The obligations of Business Associate under this Agreement shall survive the
<br />expiration, termination, or cancellation of this Agreement, the Service Agreement and/or the business
<br />relationship of the parties, and shall continue to bind Business Associate, its agents, employees, contractors,
<br />successors, and assigns as set forth herein.
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<br />(e) Ownership of Information. Covered Entity holds all right, title, and interest in and to the
<br />Protected Health Information and Business Associate does not hold and will not acquire by virtue of this
<br />Agreement or by virtue of providing goods or services to Covered Entity, any right, title, or interest in or
<br />to the PHI or any portion thereof.
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<br />(f) Right to Injunctive Relief. Business Associate expressly acknowledges and agrees that the
<br />breach, or threatened breach, by it of any provision of this Agreement may cause Covered Entity to be
<br />irreparably harmed and that Covered Entity may not have an adequate remedy at law. Therefore, Business
<br />Associate agrees that upon such breach, or threatened breach, Covered Entity will be entitled to seek
<br />injunctive relief to prevent Business Associate from commencing or continuing any action constituting such
<br />breach without having to post a bond or other security and without having to prove the inadequacy of any
<br />other available remedies. Nothing in this paragraph will be deemed to limit or abridge any other remedy
<br />available to Covered Entity at law or in equity. Except as expressly stated herein or in the HIPAA Security
<br />and Privacy Rule, the parties to this Agreement do not intend to create any rights in any third parties.
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<br />(g) Amendment. The Parties agree to take such action as is necessary to amend this
<br />Agreement from time to time as is necessary for Covered Entity to comply with the requirements of the
<br />HIPSS Regulations. In addition, this Agreement may be amended or modified by the Parties only in writing.
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<br />(h) Assignment. No Party may assign its respective rights and obligations under this
<br />Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party.
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<br />(i) Independent Contractor. None of the provisions of this Agreement are intended to create,
<br />nor will they be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than that of independent parties
<br />contracting with each other solely for the purposes of effecting the provisions of this Agreement and any
<br />other agreements between the Parties evidencing their business relationship. This Agreement will be
<br />governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. No change, waiver or discharge of any liability or
<br />obligation hereunder on any one or more occasions shall be deemed a waiver of performance of any
<br />continuing or other obligation, or shall prohibit enforcement of any obligation, on any other occasion.
<br />DocuSign Envelope ID: A7AE99E4-EA4E-458C-808C-B641597E1CBF
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