RIGHT TO MONITOR AND AUDIT. 9.1 ICEMA and its authorized representatives shall be entitled to monitor, assess, and evaluate HOSPITAL’s performance pursuant to this CONTRACT. To the extent permitted by law, such monitoring, assessments, or evaluations shall include, but not be limited to, audits, inspection of premises, review of reports, review of records of stroke patients, and interviews of HOSPITAL’s staff. At any time during normal business hours, as often as ICEMA may deem necessary, and to the extent permitted by law, HOSPITAL shall make available to ICEMA, upon ICEMA’s request, HOSPITAL records related to matters covered by this CONTRACT. 9.2 HOSPITAL acknowledges and agrees that ICEMA is a Public Health Authority as defined by Section 164.501 of the HIPAA Final Privacy Rule and the disclosure of patient records by the HOSPITAL to ICEMA is in compliance with HIPAA, necessary to enable ICEMA to carry out is regulatory function, and a condition of the HOSPITAL’s Stroke Receiving Center designation.
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