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MEDICAL ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATION Business Associate Contract Definitions Terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those terms in 45 CFR 160.103 and 164.501. (a) Business Associate. ‘‘Business Associate’’ shall mean Assurance Health Care Financial Service, Inc. (b) Covered Entity. ‘‘Covered Entity’’ shall mean __________________________. (c) Individual. ‘‘Individual’’ shall have the same meaning as the term ‘‘individual’’ in 45 CFR 164.501 and shall include a person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with 45 CFR 164.502(g). (d) Privacy Rule. ‘‘Privacy Rule’’ shall mean the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information at 45 CFR part 160 and part 164, subparts A and E. (e) Protected Health Information PHI. ‘‘Protected Health Information’’ shall have the same meaning as the term ‘‘protected health information’’ in 45 CFR 164.501, limited to the information created or received by Business Associate from or on behalf of Covered Entity. (f) Required By Law. ‘‘Required By Law’’ shall have the same meaning as the term ‘‘required by law’’ in 45 CFR 164.501. (g) Secretary. ‘‘Secretary’’ shall mean the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services or his designee. Obligations and Activities of Business Associate (a) Business Associate agrees to not use or further disclose Protected Health Information other than as permitted or ...