[Optional] The entity concerned shall not require counterparties to use or disclose protected health information in a manner that would not be permitted by Subsection E of 45 CFR Part 164 if the covered unit did so. [Insert an exception if the counterparty uses or discloses protected health information for data aggregation or management, as well as the counterparty`s legal responsibilities and the agreement contains provisions relating to data aggregation or management.] [Parties may wish to add additional specificity as to how the counterparty responds to an access request that the counterparty receives directly from the person (e.g.B. whether, to what extent and to what extent, a counterparty is to provide the requested access or whether the counterparty forwards the person`s request to the entity concerned to respond to it) and the timetable within which the counterparty is to provide the information to the covered entity.] The BAA is a legal document that is only valid if it has been signed by an authorized person intended to verify and approve official legal documents on behalf of a sleep facility. Typically, hospital dormitories require the signature of a CEO or data protection officer. Independent establishments may have all legal documents signed by the owner of the establishment. Sleep facilities seeking accreditation are responsible for designating the appropriate signatory to ensure that an authorized person has verified and signed the agreement. In addition, an interested entity may wish to include other data protection provisions, but which are not required by the data protection rule. For example, a covered entity may include provisions in a counterparty contract so that the covered entity can rely on the counterparty to help the covered entity fulfil its obligations under the data protection rule. In addition, there may be uses or disclosures authorized by a counterparty that are not explicitly addressed in these examples, for example. B where a counterparty establishes a limited set of data. These and other types of questions need to be developed between the parties….
