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3 <br /> Business Associate will establish and implement procedures and other <br />reasonable efforts for mitigating, to the greatest extent possible, any harmful effe cts arising <br />from any improper use and/or disclosure of PHI. <br />Section 4. Use and Disclosure of PHI by Subcontractors, Agents, and <br />Representatives. <br /> Business Associate will require any subcontractor, agent, or other <br />representative that is authorized to receive, use, maintain, transmit, or have access to PHI <br />obtained or created under the Agreement, to agree, in writing, to (1) adhere to the same <br />restrictions, conditions and requirements regarding the use and/or disclosure of PHI and <br />safeguarding of PHI that apply to Business Associate under this Agreement; and (2) comply <br />with the applicable requirements of the Security Rule. <br />Section 5. Individual Rights. <br /> Business Associate will comply with the following Individual rights <br />requirements as applicable to PHI used or maintained by Business Associate: <br /> 5.1 Right of Access. Business Associate agrees to provide access to PHI, at <br />the request of Covered Entity, as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations with <br />regard to the individual access requirements under the Privacy Rule. Business Associate will <br />otherwise comply with its obligations regarding an Individual’s right of access to PHI under <br />HIPAA. <br /> 5.2 Right of Amendment. Business Associate agrees to make any <br />amendment(s) to PHI as necessary to meet the amendment requirements under HIPAA. <br /> 5.3 Right to Accounting of Disclosures. Business Associate agrees to <br />document such disclosures of PHI as would be required for Covered Entity to respond to a <br />request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of PHI in accordance with HIPAA, <br />and to provide all such documentation to Covered Entity or, to an Individual, as necessary to <br />satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations with regard to an Individual’s right to an accounting of <br />disclosures. Business Associate will otherwise comply with its obligations regarding an <br />Individual’s right to an accounting of disclosures under HIPAA. <br />Section 6. Use and Disclosure for Business Associate’s Purposes. <br /> 6.1 Use. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Business Associate <br />may use PHI for the proper management and administration of Business Associate or to <br />carry out the legal responsibilities of Business Associate. <br /> 6.2 Disclosure. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Business <br />Associate may disclose PHI for the proper management and administration of Business <br />Associate, provided the disclosures are Required by Law, or Business Associate obtains <br />reasonable assurances from the person to whom the PHI is disclosed that the PHI will remain <br />confidential and be used or further disclosed only as Required by Law or for the purpose for <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 1EF8AF85-BDAA-4C06-85CF-46E260B29929