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Corvsotidated Apecment - r~,m e "Required By L.aw" shall have the same meaning as the term "required by law" in 4S CFR 164.501, "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary, of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or his designee. g. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those terms have in the Privacy Rule. 3. OBLIGATIONS OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATE a. Business Associate agrees not to use or disclose Protected Health Information other than as permitted or required by this Agreement or as Required By Law. b. Business Associate agrees to use appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information other than as provided for by this Agreement. c.. Business Associate agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmfidl effect that is known to Business Associate of a use or disclosure of Protected Health Information by Business Associate in violation of the requirements of this Agreement. d Business Associate agrees to report to Covered Entity any use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information not provided for by this Agreement of which it becomes aware.. e. Business Associate agrees to ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides Protected Health Information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of Covered Entity agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through this Agreement to Business Associate with respect to such information. f. Business Associate agrees to provide access, at the request of Covered Entity, to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set to Covered Entity or; as directed by Covered Entity, to an Individual in order to meet the requirements under 45 CFR 164.. 524, g. Business Associate agrees to maY.e any amendment(s) to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set that the Covered Entity directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR 164. 526 at the request of Covered Entity or an Individual. h. Business Associate agrees to make internal practices, books, and records, including policies and procedures and Protected Health Information, relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of; Covered Entity available to the Covered Entity, or to the Secretary, in a time and manner designated by the Secretary, for purposes of the Secretary detemuning Covered Entity's compliance with the Privacy Rule.. Business Associate agrees to document such disclosures of Protected Health Information and information related to such disclosures as would be required for Covered Entity to respond to a request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of Protected Health Information in accordance with 45 CFR, 164. 528, and to provide this information to Covered Entity or an Individual to permit such a response.. Zt)