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45 CFR § 164.501. vi) "Designated Record Set" shall have the meaning given to such term under the Privacy Rule, at 45 CFR § 164.501. vii) "Electronic Health Record" shall have the meaning given to such term in 42 USC 17921(5). viii) "Electronic Media" has the meaning in CFR § 160.103, which is: (1) Electronic storage media including memory devices in computers (hard drives) and any removable or transportable digital memory medium, such as magnetic tape or disk, optical disk, or digital memory card; or (2) Transmission media used to exchange information already in electronic storage media. Transmission media include, for example, the Internet, extranet, leased lines, dialup lines, private networks, and the physical movement of removable or transportable electronic storage media. Certain transmissions, including paper, via facsimile, and via telephone, are not considered transmissions via electronic media because the information did not exist in electronic form before the transmission. ix) "Electronic Protected Health Information" (or "EPHI") has the meaning of 45 CFR § 160.103 and is defined as protected health information contained in or transmitted on electronic media received from us or created or received on behalf of us. x) "Health Care Operations" shall have the meaning given to such term under the Privacy Rule at 45 CFR 164.501. xi) "HIPAA" shall mean the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d through 1320d-8, as amended from time to time, and all associated existing and future implementing regulations, when effective and as amended from time to time. xii) "HITECH" shall mean Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (a.k.a. the "HITECH Act") provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 42 U.S.C. §§17921-17954, as amended from time to time, and all associated existing and future implementing regulations, when effective and as amended from time to time. xiii) "Individual" shall mean the person who is the subject of PHI and shall include a person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with the Privacy Rule. xiv) "Privacy Rule" shall mean the standard for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information codified at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164. xv) "Protected Health Information" ("PHP') has the meaning in 45 CFR § 164.304. xvi) "Required by Law" shall mean a mandate contained in law that compels a covered entity to make a use or disclosure of PHI and that is enforceable in a court of law.