Business Associate Contract. Contractor, as defined in the Purchase of Services Agreement entered into on the same date (“Business Associate”) shall carry out its obligations under this contract in compliance with the privacy regulations pursuant to Public Law 104-191 of August 21, 1996, known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Subtitle F – Administrative Simplification, Sections 261, et seq., ("HIPAA") as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”), to protect the privacy of any personally identifiable protected health information ("PHI") that is collected, processed or learned as a result of the services provided to the Routt County Human Resources Department (the “HR Department”) or the Routt County Department of Humans Services (the “DHS”), as applicable, by Business Associate. The term “Business Associate” is defined in 45 CFR Section 160.103 and generally is an entity or persons who creates, receives, maintains or transmits PHI on behalf of a “covered entity.” Routt County has elected to treat the HR Department and DHS as “hybrid entities.” In this contract the HR Department and DHS are referred to as the “Covered Entities.” As a result, Routt County employees not assigned in either the HR Department or DHS and who create, receive, maintain or transmit PHI are Business Associates as are third parties with whom one of the Covered Entities has entered into a contract for services requiring access to PHI held by the Covered Entity. In conformity with HIPAA/HITECH and the implementing regulations, Business Associate agrees that it will:
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