Common use of The Associate Clause in Contracts

The Associate. A. Acknowledges this agreement qualifies as a Qualified Service Organization Addendum as the agreement is between a Substance Abuse Program (“Program”) and a Qualified Service Organization as defined by 42 C.F.R. Part 2. B. Acknowledges that in receiving, transmitting, transporting, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with any information received from the Program identifying or otherwise relating to the patient in the Program (“protected information”), it is fully bound by the provisions of the federal regulations governing the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records, 42 C.F.R. Part 2. Protected information encompasses protected health information (“PHI”) and references to PHI shall be understood to include protected information. C. Agrees to resist any efforts in judicial proceeding to obtain access to the protected information except as expressly provided for in the regulations governing the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse patient Records, 42 C.F.R. Part 2. D. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ that if the Associate enters into a contract with any agent or subcontractor, the agent or subcontractor will agree to comply with 42 C.F.R Part 2. E. Agrees to ensure that any agent or subcontractor to whom the Associate provides protected information received from the Program, or creates or receives on behalf of the Program, agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through this agreement to the Associate with respect to such information. F. Agrees that redisclosure of protected information is prohibited unless permitted by 42 C.F.R. Part 2.