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r- City of Santa Ana <br />.Ike . <br />Iftwor, <br />in the Contract Documents shall be construed as superseding the authority of OCEMS or any <br />other duly empowered regulatory agency from separately and/or concurrently exercising its <br />authority to provide regulatory oversight and to take action to ensure that emergency <br />ambulance response services are administered according to law. <br />F. HIPAA Business Associate Assurances <br />Effective April 14, 2003, or such other implementation date established by law, to the extent <br />that the parties have a "business associate" relationship, the parties shall carry out their <br />obligations under the Contract Documents in compliance with the privacy regulations <br />published at 65 Federal Register 82462 (December 28, 2000) (the "Privacy Regulations") <br />pursuant to Public Law 104-191 of August 21, 1996, known as the Health Insurance <br />Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Subtitle F - Administrative Simplification, <br />Sections 261, et seq., as amended ("HIPAA"), to protect the privacy of any personally <br />identifiable, protected health information ("PHI") that is collected, processed or learned as a <br />result of the services provided pursuant to the Contract. In conformity therewith, both parties <br />must agree that they will: <br />i. Not use or further disclose PHI except: <br />(a) As permitted under the Contract (that is, for the purpose of maintaining accurate <br />records of the services provided pursuant to the Contract and for the billing of such <br />services to patients, guarantors, insurers, carriers or other responsible parties; the <br />issuance of reports to the other party pertaining to same; and related administrative <br />functions pertaining to these activities); <br />(b) As required for the proper management and administration of ALS and BLS in their <br />capacity of Santa Ana as HIPAA "Business Associates" of each other; or <br />(c) As required bylaw; <br />ii. Use appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of PHI except as permitted by the <br />Contract; <br />Phase 2 RFP: Emergency Ambulance Transportation and Related Services Page 1 44 <br />June 14, 2012 <br />25F-63