Common use of Initial Notice to DHCS Clause in Contracts

Initial Notice to DHCS. The County Department/Agency will provide initial notice to DHCS by email, or alternatively, by telephone if email is unavailable, of any suspected security incident, intrusion, or unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of PI I or potential loss of PII with a copy to ▇▇▇▇. The DHCS is acting on behalf of ▇▇▇▇ for purposes of receiving repo rts of p rivacy and information security incidents and breaches. The County Department/Agency agrees to perfo rm the following incident reporting to DHCS: 1. If a suspected security incident involves PII p rovided or verified by SSA, the County Department/Agency shall immediately notify DHCS upon discovery. For more information on SSA data, please see the Definition section of this Agreement. 2. If a suspected security incident d oes not involve PI I provided or verified by SSA, the County Department/Agency shall notify DHCS within one