Responsibilities of Business Associate Business Associate agrees:
Additional Responsibilities This paragraph applies to all phases of Architect's work.
(a) Architect shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, timely completion and coordination of all of Architect's work, including that performed by Architect's consultants, and including designs, Drawings, Specifications, reports and other services, irrespective of Owner's approval or acquiescence in same. Architect shall, without additional compensation, correct or revise any errors, omissions or other deficiencies in his work.
(b) Architect shall be responsible, in accordance with applicable law, to Owner for all loss or damage to Owner caused by Architect's negligent act or omission; except that Architect hereby irrevocably waives and excuses Owner and its attorneys from compliance with any requirement to obtain a certificate of review as a condition precedent to commencement of an action, including any such requirements set forth in Section ▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇, C.R.S. or similar statute.
(c) Architect's professional responsibility shall comply with the standard of care applicable to the type of engineering and architectural services provided, commensurate with the size, scope and nature of the Project.
(d) Architect shall be completely responsible for the safety of Architect's employees in the execution of work under this Agreement, shall provide all necessary safety equipment for said employees, and shall hold harmless and indemnify and defend Owner from any and all claims, suits, loss or injury to Architect's employees.
(e) Architect acknowledges that, due to the nature of architectural and related professional services and the impact of same on the Project, the Owner has a substantial interest in the personnel and consultants to whom Architect assigns principal responsibility for services performed under this Agreement. Consequently, Architect represents that Architect has selected and intends to employ or assign the key personnel and consultants identified in Appendix C - "Identification of Personnel, Subcontractors and Task Responsibility", attached hereto for the Project assignments and areas of responsibility stated therein. Within 10 days of execution of this Agreement, Owner shall have the right to object in writing to employment on the Project of any such key person, consultant or assignment of principal responsibility, in which case Architect will employ alternate personnel for such function or reassign such responsibility to another to whom Owner has no reasonable objection. Thereafter, Architect shall not assign or reassign Project work to any person to whom Owner has reasonable objection. Within 5 days of execution of this Agreement, Architect shall designate in writing a Project representative who shall have complete authority to bind Architect, and to whom Owner should address communications.
(f) Promptly after execution of this Agreement and upon receipt of authorization from Owner to proceed, Architect shall submit to Owner for approval a schedule showing the order in which Architect proposes to accomplish his work, with dates on which he will commence and complete each major work item. The schedule shall provide for performance of the work in a timely manner so as to not delay Owner's time table for achievement of interim tasks and final completion of Project work, provided however, the Architect will not be responsible for delays beyond his control.
(g) Before undertaking any work which Architect considers beyond or in addition to the scope of work and services which Architect has contractually agreed to perform under the terms of this Agreement, Architect shall advise Owner in writing (i) that Architect considers the work beyond the scope of this Agreement, (ii) the reasons the Architect believes the out of scope or additional work should be performed, and (iii) a reasonable estimate of the cost of such work. Architect shall not proceed with such out of scope or additional work until authorized in writing by Owner. The compensation for such authorized work shall be negotiated, but in the event the parties fail to negotiate or are unable to agree as to compensation, then Architect shall be compensated for his direct costs and professional time at the rates set forth in Appendix B - "Fee Schedule".
Responsibilities of Covered Entity With regard to the use and/or disclosure of PHI by the Business Associate, Covered Entity hereby agrees:
a. to inform the Business Associate of any limitations in the form of notice of privacy practices that Covered Entity provides to Individuals pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 164.520, to the extent that such limitation may affect Business Associate’s use or disclosure of PHI.
b. to inform the Business Associate of any changes in, or revocation of, the permission by an Individual to use or disclose PHI, to the extent that such limitation may affect Business Associate’s use or disclosure of PHI.
c. to notify the Business Associate, in writing and in a timely manner, of any restriction on the use or disclosure of PHI that Covered Entity has agreed to or is required to abide by under 45 CFR § 164.522, to the extent that such restriction may impact in any manner the use and/or disclosure of PHI by the Business Associate under this Agreement. If the Business Associate receives a request to restrict the disclosure of PHI directly from an Individual, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity of such request and Covered Entity shall be responsible for making the determination, in accordance with the Privacy, as to whether Business Associate shall comply with that request.
d. Except if the Business Associate will use or disclose PHI for (and the Underlying Agreement includes provisions for) data aggregation or management, administration and legal activities and responsibilities of the Business Associate, the Covered Entity will not request Business Associate to use or disclose PHI in any manner that would not be permissible under the Privacy Rule if done by the Covered Entity.
Responsibilities of Client a. Client shall exclusively retain the services of Consultant to perform the Scope of Work, in accordance with, and subject to, the other provisions of this Agreement.
b. Client shall provide access for Consultant and its subcontractors to the Site, and shall enter into access agreements with other third party property owners, as necessary for Consultant to complete the performance of the Scope of Work.
c. Client shall, as necessary to complete the Scope of Work: (i) cooperate and assist Consultant with the preparation and submittal, to PADEP, PAUSTIF, local governing authorities and others, of all information and documents including, without limitation, correspondence, notices, reports, data submittals, restrictive covenants, engineering and institutional controls, and the like; and (ii) implement and maintain any engineering or institutional controls.
d. Client shall transmit to Consultant copies of all documentation, correspondence, reports, and the like, sent or received by Client, regarding the Scope of Work at the Site.
e. Client shall make a good faith effort to minimize any and all interference with the progress of the Scope of Work if the Site is remodeled or otherwise modified. Client shall also make a good faith effort to place this condition on third parties that are not a party to this Agreement including, but not limited to, current owners, future owners, current operators, future operators, current lessees and future lessees.
Obligations and Activities of Business Associate Business Associate agrees to:
1. Not use or disclose protected health information other than as permitted or required by the Agreement or as required by law.
2. Use appropriate safeguards, and comply with Subpart C of 45 CFR, Part 164 with respect to protected electronic health information and to prevent use or disclosure of protected health information other than as provided for by this Agreement.
3. Report to Covered Entity any use or disclosure of protected health information not provided for by this Agreement of which it becomes aware, including breaches of unsecured protected health information as required by 45 CFR 164.410, and any security incident of which it becomes aware. Business Associate agrees to promptly notify Covered Entity following the discovery of a Breach of unsecured PHI. A Breach is considered “discovered” as of the first day on which the Breach is known, or reasonably should have been known, to Business Associate or any employee, officer or agent of Business Associate, other than the individual committing the Breach. Any notice of a Security Incident or Breach of Unsecured PHI shall include the identification of each Individual whose PHI has been, or is reasonably believed by Business Associate to have been, accessed, acquired, or disclosed during such Security Incident or Breach as well as any other relevant information regarding the Security Incident or Breach.
4. In accordance with 45 CFR 164.502(e)(1)(ii) and 164.308(b)(2), if applicable, ensure that any subcontractors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit protected health information on behalf of the Business Associate agree to the same restrictions, conditions, and requirements that apply to the Business Associate with respect to such information.
5. Business Associate agrees to mitigate, to the extent possible, any harmful resulting from use or disclosure of PHI by Business Associate or its agents or subcontractors, in violation of the requirements of this Agreement.
6. Maintain and make available protected health information in a designated record set to the Covered Entity as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations under 45 CFR 164.524. If an Individual makes a request for access to the protected health information directly to Business Associate, business associate shall notify covered entity within three (3) business days of such request and shall cooperate with the Covered Entity to send the response to the Individual.
7. Make any amendment(s) to protected health information in a designated record set as directed or agreed to by the Covered Entity pursuant to 45 CFR 164.526, or take other measures as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations under 45 CFR 164.526. If an Individual makes a request for amendment to the protected health information directly to Business Associate, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity within three (3) business days of such request and shall cooperate with the Covered Entity to send the response to the Individual.
8. Maintain and make available the information required to provide an accounting of disclosures to the Covered Entity as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations under 45 CFR 164.528. If an Individual makes a request for accounting of disclosures directly to Business Associate, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity within three (3) business days of such request and shall cooperate with the Covered Entity to send the response to the Individual.
9. To the extent the Business Associate is to carry out one or more of Covered Entity’s obligations(s) under Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164, comply with the requirements of Subpart E that apply to the Covered Entity in the performance of such obligation(s); and
10. Make its internal practices, books, and records available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of determining compliance with the HIPAA Rules.