Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set Sample Clauses
The "Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set" clause restricts the use, disclosure, and request of personal or sensitive information to only what is essential for a specific purpose. In practice, this means that parties must evaluate the data they handle and ensure that only the minimum amount required for a given task or transaction is accessed or shared, such as redacting identifying details when sharing health records for research. This clause helps protect individual privacy and reduces the risk of unnecessary data exposure by ensuring that excess or irrelevant information is not disclosed.
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. Business Associate’s use, disclosure or request of Protected Health Information shall utilize a Limited Data Set if practicable. Otherwise, Business Associate will, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Section A.1(a) above, make reasonable efforts to use, to disclose, and to request of a Covered Entity only the minimum amount of Company’s Protected Health Information reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request.
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE’s use, disclosure or request of Protected Health Information shall utilize a Limited Data Set if practicable. Otherwise, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE will, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Section 1.1 above, make reasonable efforts to use, to disclose, and to request of a Covered Entity only the minimum amount of COMPANY’s Protected Health Information reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request, except that BUSINESS ASSOCIATE will not be obligated to comply with this minimum necessary limitation with respect to:
a. Disclosure to or request by a health care provider for Treatment;
b. Use for or disclosure to an individual who is the subject of COMPANY’s Protected Health Information, or that individual’s personal representative;
c. Use or disclosure made pursuant to an authorization compliant with 45 C.F.R. § 164.508 that is signed by an individual who is the subject of COMPANY’s Protected Health Information to be used or disclosed, or by that individual’s personal representative;
d. Disclosure to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) in accordance with Section 5.1 of this Addendum;
e. Use or disclosure that is Required by Law; or
f. Any other use or disclosure that is excepted from the minimum necessary limitation as specified in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b)(2).
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. In any instance when Business Associate Uses, requests or discloses PHI under this Agreement or in accordance with other agreements that exist between Company and Business Associate, Business Associate shall utilize a Limited Data Set, if practicable. Otherwise, Business Associate may Use or disclose only the minimum amount of PHI necessary to accomplish the intended purpose, except that Business Associate will not be obligated to comply with this minimum necessary limitation with respect to:
(i) Disclosure to or request by a Health Care Provider for Treatment;
(ii) Use for or Disclosure to an Individual who is the subject of Company’s PHI, or that Individual’s Personal Representative;
(iii) Use or Disclosure made pursuant to an authorization compliant with 45 C.F.R. §164.508 that is signed by an Individual who is the subject of Company’s PHI to be used or disclosed, or by that Individual’s Personal Representative;
(iv) Disclosure to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in accordance with Section C(5) of this Agreement;
(v) Use or Disclosure that is Required by Law; or
(vi) Any other Use or Disclosure that is excepted from the Minimum Necessary limitation as specified in 45 C.F.R. §164.502(b)(2).
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. In any instance when Business Associate requests, Uses, or discloses PHI under this Agreement or in accordance with other agreements that exist between Company and Business Associate, Business Associate may request, Use or disclose only the minimum amount of PHI necessary to accomplish the intended purpose. Business Association will Use a Limited Data Set, if applicable. Business Associate will not be obligated to comply with this minimum necessary limitation with respect to requests, Uses, or discloses as outlined in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b)(2).
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. Business Associate’s use, disclosure or request of PHI shall utilize a Limited Data Set if practicable. Otherwise, Business Associate shall, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Section B.1 above, make reasonable efforts to use, to disclose, and to request only the minimum amount of PHI reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request, except that Business Associate shall not be obligated to comply with the minimum necessary limitations with respect to those exceptions specified in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b)(2). Business Associate shall comply with the requirements governing the minimum necessary use and disclosure of PHI set forth in the HITECH Act § 13405(b) and any applicable regulations or other guidance issued thereunder.
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. Business Associate’s use, disclosure or request of PHI shall utilize a Limited Data Set if practicable. Otherwise, Business Associate will only use the minimum amount of PHI reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended and permitted purpose of the use, disclosure or request.
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. BlueCross’ use, disclosure or request of Protected Health Information shall utilize a Limited Data Set if practicable. Otherwise, BlueCross will, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Section 1(a) above, make reasonable efforts to use, to disclose, and to request of a Covered Entity only the minimum amount of GHP’s Protected Health Information reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request, except that BlueCross will not be obligated to comply with this minimum necessary limitation with respect to:
i. Disclosure to or request by a health care provider for Treatment;
ii. Use for or disclosure to an individual who is the subject of GHP’s Protected Health Information, or that individual’s personal representative;
iii. Use or disclosure made pursuant to an authorization compliant with 45 C.F.R. § 164.508 that is signed by an individual who is the subject of GHP’s Protected Health Information to be used or disclosed, or by that individual’s personal representative;
iv. Disclosure to the DHHS in accordance with Section 5(a) of this HIPAA Agreement;
v. Use or disclosure that is Required by Law; or
vi. Any other use or disclosure that is excepted from the minimum necessary limitation as specified in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b)(2).
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. Business Associate’s use, disclosure or request of Protected Health Information shall utilize a Limited Data Set if practicable. Otherwise, Business Associate will, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Section 1(a) above, make reasonable efforts to use, to disclose, and to request of a Covered Entity only the minimum amount of Organization’s Protected Health Information reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure or request, except that Business Associate will not be obligated to comply with this minimum necessary limitation with respect to:
i) Use for or disclosure to an individual who is the subject of Organization’s Protected Health Information, or that individual’s personal representative;
ii) Use or disclosure made pursuant to an authorization compliant with 45 C.F.R. § 164.508 that is signed by an individual who is the subject of Organization’s Protected Health Information to be used or disclosed, or by that individual’s personal representative;
iii) Disclosure to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) in accordance with Section 5(a) of this Addendum;
iv) Use or disclosure that is Required by Law; or
v) Any other use or disclosure that is excepted from the minimum necessary limitation as specified in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b)(2).
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE’s use, disclosure, or request of PHI shall utilize a Limited Data Set whenever possible. In all other instances--except those specified in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b)(2)--BUSINESS ASSOCIATE shall, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Paragraph 3(a) above, use, disclose, and request only the minimum amount of PHI reasonably necessary, as set forth in 45 C.F.R. § 164.502(b), to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure, or request. Moreover, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE shall not permit aggregation of Limited Data Sets with other data in BUSINESS ASSOCIATE’s possession that would make identification of an individual possible.
Minimum Necessary and Limited Data Set. Vendor’s use, disclosure, access, or request of BlueCross’s PHI shall utilize a Limited Data Set to the extent practicable. Otherwise, Vendor shall, in its performance of the functions, activities, services, and operations specified in Section 2(a) above, use, disclose, access, and/or request of BlueCross (or another business associate of BlueCross) only the minimum amount of BlueCross’s PHI reasonably necessary to accomplish the intende d purpose of the use, disclosure, access, or request. In addition, Vendor shall implement and follow appropriate minimum necessary policies in the performance of its obligations under this BAA.