Business_associate_agreement_NP_FC.pdf

This document is a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement between the Arizona Department of Child Safety (ADCS) and LifeTran Corporation. The agreement is executed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, establishing the terms under which LifeTran Corporation will handle Protected Health Information (PHI) on behalf of ADCS.

The contract primarily focuses on defining the responsibilities and safeguards for protecting confidential health information. LifeTran Corporation is required to implement appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic Protected Health Information. The agreement outlines specific obligations such as reporting security incidents within one business day, maintaining minimum necessary standards when using or disclosing PHI, and implementing strict controls on how protected information can be accessed, used, and ultimately destroyed. The agreement was signed on June 25, 2021, with a term that will continue until all PHI provided by ADCS is destroyed or returned, and includes provisions for termination in cases of breach or non-compliance with HIPAA regulations.