§ 17938. Business associate contracts required for certain entities

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Each organization, with respect to a covered entity, that provides data transmission of protected health information to such entity (or its business associate) and that requires access on a routine basis to such protected health information, such as a Health Information Exchange Organization, Regional Health Information Organization, E-prescribing Gateway, or each vendor that contracts with a covered entity to allow that covered entity to offer a personal health record to patients as part of its electronic health record, is required to enter into a written contract (or other written arrangement) described in section 164.502(e)(2) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations and a written contract (or other arrangement) described in section 164.308(b) of such title, with such entity and shall be treated as a business associate of the covered entity for purposes of the provisions of this subchapter and subparts C and E of part 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as such provisions are in effect as of February 17, 2009.

(Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13408, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 271.)

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Public Law 111–5
Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes

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Application of security provisions and penalties to business associates of covered entities; annual guidance on security provisions
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Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13408
123 Stat. 271
Pub. L. 111–5
123 Stat. 258
section 13423 of Pub. L. 111–5

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§ 17938

Business associate contracts required for certain entities

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U.S.C.§ 17931

Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13408

Stat.123 Stat. 271

Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–5

Stat.123 Stat. 258

Pub. L.section 13423 of Pub. L. 111–5

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