Common use of Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures Clause in Contracts

Permitted and Required Uses and Disclosures. Pharmacy BenefitDirect may use PHI disclosed by Client or other sources to perform services relating to the treatment of Participants, the payment for healthcare services performed for Participants, and the health care operations of Client. Pharmacy BenefitDirect will not disclose Client’s PHI to any entity other than Client or another participating Pharmacy BenefitDirect without receiving prior written consent or authorization of Client and the individual(s) to whom the PHI applies. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Pharmacy BenefitDirect may use or disclose Protected Health Information on behalf of, or to provide services to, Client for the purposes listed in this Agreement, if such use or disclosure of Protected Health Information would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by Client. 7.4.1 Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Pharmacy BenefitDirect may use Protected Health Information for the proper management and administration of the Pharmacy BenefitDirect or to carry out the legal responsibilities of the Pharmacy BenefitDirect. 7.4.2 Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Pharmacy BenefitDirect may disclose Protected Health Information for the proper management and administration of the Pharmacy BenefitDirect, provided that disclosures are required by law, or Pharmacy BenefitDirect obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that it will remain confidential and used or further disclosed only as required by law or for the purpose for which it was disclosed to the person, and the person notifies the Pharmacy BenefitDirect of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached. 7.4.3 Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, Pharmacy BenefitDirect may use Protected Health Information to provide Data Aggregation services to Client as permitted by 42 CFR 164.504(e)(2)(i)(B).