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<br />Associate may terminate this BA Agreement and the Service Agreement. Business Associate shall provide Covered
<br />Entity thirty (30) days' written notice in sufficient detail to enable Covered Entity to understand the nature of the
<br />breach or material violation and afford Covered Entity an opportunity to cure the breach or end the violation. Should
<br />Covered Entity fail to cure the breach or end the violation within such thirty (30) day time frame, Business Associate
<br />may terminate this BA Agreement and the Service Agreement, provided however, that in the event termination Is
<br />not feasible, in Business Associate's sole discretion, Business Associate shall have the right to report the breach or
<br />violation to the Secretary.
<br />1s. Return of Protected Health Information ucon Termination. Upon expiration or termination of the
<br />Service Agreement or this BA Agreement, Business Associate shall return all Protected Health Information received
<br />from Covered Entity or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of Covered Entity and which Business
<br />Associate still maintains in any form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Covered Entity and Business
<br />Associate mutually determine that it is not feasible to return such Protected Health Information, the terms and
<br />provisions of this BA Agreement shall survive termination with regard to the Protected Health Information stili in the
<br />possession of Business Associate, -and such Protected Health information shall be used or disclosed solely for such
<br />purpose or purposes which prevented the return of such Protected Health Information.
<br />16. indemnification. Subject to the limitations set forth in section 768.28, Florida Statutes, each Party
<br />(in either case, the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party (in either case,
<br />the "Indemnified Party") and its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, and representatives from and
<br />against any and all third party liabilities, costs, claims, suits, actions, proceedings, demands, losses, and liabilities of
<br />any kind (including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) brought by a third party, arising from or relating to
<br />the ads or omissions of the Indemnifying Party or any of its directors, officers, subcontractors, employees, affiliates,
<br />agents, and representatives in connection with Indemnifying Party's performance under this BA Agreement or the
<br />Service Agreement. The indemnification provisions of this Section 16 shalt survive the termination of this BA
<br />Agreement.
<br />17. Effect The provisions of this BA Agreement shall control with respect to Protected Health
<br />Information that Business Associate receives from or on behalf of Covered Entity, and the terms and conditions of
<br />this BA Agreement shall supersede any conflicting or inconsistent terms or provisions of any existing or future
<br />agreement between the Parties, including the Service Agreement and all exhibits and attachments thereto.
<br />18. Relationship of the Parties. Covered Entity and Business Associate acknowledge and agree that
<br />Business Associate Is at all times acting as independent contractor of Covered Entity under this BA Agreement and
<br />not as an employee, agent, partner, or joint venturer of Covered Entity.
<br />19. Regulatory References, A reference in this BA Agreement to a section in HIPAA, the HIPAA Rules,
<br />or HITECH means the section as it may be amended from time -to -time.
<br />20. Amendments. This BA Agreement mayonly be amended by mutual written consent of the Parties
<br />The Parties agree to amend this BA Agreement from time to time as reasonably necessary for Covered Entity to
<br />comply with the requirements of HIPAA.
<br />21. Assignment. This BA Agreement may be assigned, transferred, or conveyed by operation of law
<br />only with the prior written consent of both Parties, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
<br />22. No Third -Party Beneficiaries. The Parties have not created and do not intend to create by this BA
<br />Agreement any third -party rights, including, but not limited to, third -party rights for Covered Entity's participants.
<br />23. Headings The headings In this BA Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
<br />affect the construction or interpretation of this BA Agreement.
<br />24. Notices. Any notice, request, demand, or other communication required or permitted pursuant
<br />to this BA Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if: (a) delivered by hand and
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