Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information Sample Clauses

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. Upon termination, cancellation, expiration or other conclusion of this Agreement, the Business Associate will: a. Return to the Covered Entity or, if return is not feasible, destroy all PHI and any compilation of PHI in any media or form. The Business Associate agrees to ensure that this provision also applies to PHI of the Covered Entity in possession of Subcontractors and agents of the Business Associate. The Business Associate agrees that any original record or copy of PHI in any media is included in and covered by this provision, as well as all original or copies of PHI provided to Subcontractors or agents of the Business Associate. The Business Associate agrees to complete the return or destruction as promptly as possible, but not more than thirty (30) business days after the conclusion of this Agreement. b. If the Business Associate destroys PHI, it shall be done with the use of technology or methodology that renders the PHI unusable, unreadable, or undecipherable to unauthorized individuals as specified by HHS in HHS guidance. Acceptable methods for destroying PHI include: i. Paper, film, or other hard copy media: shredded or destroyed in order that PHI cannot be read or reconstructed; and ii. Electronic media: cleared, purged or destroyed consistent with the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Redaction is specifically excluded as a method of destruction of PHI, unless the information is properly redacted so as to be fully de-identified. c. If the Business Associate believes that the return or destruction of PHI is not feasible, the Business Associate shall provide written notification of the conditions that make return or destruction not feasible. The Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to PHI and prohibit other further uses or disclosures of the PHI of the Covered Entity without the express written authorization of the Covered Entity. Subsequent use or disclosure of any PHI subject to this provision will be limited to the use or disclosure that makes return or destruction not feasible. Obligations of Business Associate shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. All Protected Health Information the Trustees and SASMI maintain in any form will be returned or destroyed if feasible, and no copies of such information will be retained, when such information is no longer needed for the purpose for which disclosure was made. If such return or destruction is not feasible, further uses and disclosures will be limited to those purposes that make the return or destruction of this information infeasible;

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. Upon termination, cancellation, expiration, or other conclusion of this Agreement, the Business Associate will: a. Return to the Covered Entity or at the Covered Entity’s direction, destroy all Protected Health Information and any compilation of Protected Health Information in any media or form, or stored in any storage system. This provision shall apply to PHI that is in the possession of Business Associate’s subcontractor(s) and agent(s) of the Business Associate. Business Associate and subcontractor(s) of Business Associate shall retain no copies in whole or in part of PHI. The Business Associate agrees to complete the return or destruction of all Protected Health Information within the time limit as specified by the Covered Entity, but not more than 30 business days after the conclusion of this Agreement. The Business Associate will provide written documentation evidencing that return or destruction of all Protected Health Information has been completed. b. If the Business Associate believes that the return or destruction of Protected Health Information is not feasible, the Business Associate shall provide written notification of the conditions that make return or destruction not feasible. If the Business Associate determines that return or destruction of Protected Health Information is not feasible, the Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to Protected Health Information and prohibit further uses or disclosures of the Protected Health Information of the Covered Entity without the express written authorization of the Covered Entity. Subsequent use or disclosure of any Protected Health Information subject to this provision will be limited to the use or disclosure that makes return or destruction not feasible.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information a. Return or Destruction of PHI: Within thirty (30) days of termination of this Agreement, Business Associate will return to Covered Entity all PHI that Business Associate or its Subcontractors or agents maintain in any form or format. Alternatively, Business Associate may, upon Covered Entity’s consent, destroy all such PHI and provide Covered Entity with written documentation of such destruction. Business Associate will be responsible for recovering any PHI from its Subcontractors and agents, or documenting their destruction of such PHI, consistent with the terms of this Section.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. A. Upon termination of Addendum for any reason, Business Associate shall: 1) Return all PHI received from County; return all PHI created, maintained or received by Business Associate on behalf of County; and return all PHI required to be retained by the HIPAA Regulations; OR: 2) at the discretion of County, destroy all PHI received from County, or created, maintained, or received by Business Associate on behalf of County. Destruction of PHI on paper, film, or other hard copy media must involve shredding or otherwise destroying the PHI in a manner which will render the PHI unreadable, undecipherable, or unable to be reconstructed. Business Associate shall certify in writing that such PHI has been destroyed. B. In the event Business Associate determines that returning or destroying PHI is not feasible, Business Associate shall provide County notification of the conditions that make return or destruction not feasible. Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Addendum to such PHI and limit further uses and disclosures of such PHI to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible, for so long as Business Associate maintains such PHI.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. To the extent reasonably feasible and permitted by applicable laws and regulations, Provider will destroy or return to PCA all documents containing Confidential Information upon termination of the Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the restrictions on Provider’s use and disclosure of Confidential Information set forth in this Agreement shall continue to apply for so long as Provider retains copies of Confidential Information disclosed by PCA under the terms of this Agreement.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. Upon termination of the Agreement, Business Associate shall, if feasible, return to Company or destroy all Protected Health Information in its custody or control in whatever form or medium, including all copies and all derivative data, compilations, and other works that allow identification of an individual who is a subject of the Protected Health Information. Business Associate shall in writing identify to Company any Protected Health Information that cannot feasibly be returned to Company or destroyed and explain why return or destruction is infeasible. Business Associate shall limit further use or disclosure of such Protected Health Information to those purposes that make its return or destruction infeasible. Business Associate shall complete these obligations as promptly as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days following the effective date of the termination of the Agreement.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. Business Associate shall return to UnitedHealthcare or destroy (and not retain a copy) all Protected Health Information in its possession, upon the termination of the engagement or as soon as such Protected Health Information is no longer needed by Business Associate to perform its responsibilities thereunder, whichever comes first, and require its agents and contractors to do likewise. To the extent that return or destruction is not feasible, the protections of this Agreement shall remain in effect for so long as Business Associate or its agents or contractors have possession of or access to such Protected Health Information, and Business Associate agrees to limit further uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information to those purposes which make return or destruction infeasible.

Return or Destruction of Protected Health Information. Upon termination, cancellation, expiration, or other conclusion of this Agreement, Business Associate shall: a. Return to Covered Entity or, if return is not feasible, destroy all PHI and any compilation of PHI in any media or form. Business Associate agrees to ensure that this provision also applies to PHI in possession of subcontractors and agents of Business Associate. Business Associate agrees that any original record or copy of PHI in any media is included in and covered by this provision, as well as all originals or copies of PHI provided to subcontractors or agents of Business Associate. Business Associate agrees to complete the return or destruction as promptly as possible, but not more than thirty