ADCS_Business_Associate_Agreement_with_HITECH.pdf

This document is a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) between the Arizona Department of Child Safety (ADCS) and Internet Will LLC, specifically addressing compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The agreement is designed to ensure the protection of Protected Health Information (PHI) and Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) in accordance with federal privacy and security regulations.

The BAA establishes the terms under which Internet Will LLC, as a Business Associate, will handle protected health information on behalf of ADCS. Key obligations include maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PHI, implementing appropriate safeguards, reporting any security incidents, using only the minimum necessary PHI, and ensuring that any subcontractors or agents adhere to the same standards. The agreement specifies that Internet Will LLC has no ownership rights to the protected information, must return or destroy all PHI upon termination of the contract, and is subject to audit and enforcement by ADCS. The document was executed on July 17th, 2024, with Matthew N Tafoya signing as the Administrative Manager for Internet Will LLC.