Evergreen Financial Collection Services Agreement Addendum

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(e) Make available protected health information in a designated record set to the "covered entity" as necessary to satisfy covered entity's obligations under 45 CFR 164.524; (f) Make any amendment(s) to protected health information in a designated record set as directed or agreed to by the covered entity pursuant to 45 CFR 164.526, or take other measures as necessary to satisfy covered entity's obligations under 45 CFR 164.526; (g) Maintain and make available the information required to provide an accounting of disclosures to the "covered entity" as necessary to satisfy covered entity's obligations under 45 CFR 164.528; (h) To the extent the business associate is to carry out one or more of covered entity's obligation(s) under Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164, comply with the requirements of Subpart E that apply to the covered entity in the performance of such obligation(s); and (i) Make its internal practices, books, and records available to the Secretary for purposes of determining compliance with the HIPAA Rules. 3. Permitted Uses and Disclosures by Business Associate (a) Business associate may only use or disclose protected health information necessary to the performance of its contractual obligations to the covered entity as necessary to perform the services set forth in Collection Service Agreement. In Addition, EFS authorized to use protected health information to de -identify the information in accordance with 45 CFR 164.514(x) -(c). (b) Business associate may use or disclose protected health information as required by law. (c) Business associate agrees to make uses and disclosures and requests for protected health information consistent with covered entity's minimum necessary policies and procedures. (d) Business associate may not use or disclose protected health information in a manner that would violate Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164 if done by covered except for the specific uses and disclosures set forth below. (e) Business associate may disclose protected health information for the proper management and administration of business associate or to carry out the legal responsibilities of the business associate, provided the disclosures are required by law, or business associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that the information will remain confidential and used or further disclosed only as required by law or for the purposes for which it was disclosed to the person, and the person notifies business associate of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached. Page 17