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insurance coverage may be provided in whole or in part through a reputable program of self-insurance. Provider shall maintain professional liability insurance in an amount of no less than $1 million per incient/$3 million annual aggregate covering the Physician and NP providing Services hereunder and shall further provide workers' compensation insurance in such amounts as required under applicable North Carolina law. Such insurance coverage may be provided in whole or in part through a reputable program of self-insurance. 20. County shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, to audit Provider's books and records related to Services provided here under in order to substantiate Provider charges for services pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be deemed to provide access by County to protected health information, described herein. 21. Provider and County acknowledge and agree that, some of the Services that may be provided under this Agreement involving the sharing of protected health information ("PHI" as defined under 45 C.F.R.§ 164.501) from County's group health plan to Provider and that Provider shall provide certain services on behalf of County's group health plan. Provider agrees to maintain the privacy of such information in accordance with the business associate provisions set forth under the Privacy Regulations adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to HIPAA. To the extent required by current or future final regulations adopted pursuant to HIPAA, the parties agree to revise this Agreement as necessary to conform to these requirements. Provider agrees to work with County to collect data as reasonably requested by County and to provide such data in a form acceptable to County, in compliance with applicable law. 22. Provider and County shall strictly maintain the confidentiality of data and information in accordance with this Agreement, and in addition, Provider shall execute and deliver to County its standard form of Confidentiality Agreement. Except upon the express written consent of the other party, Provider and County agree not to disclose any of the terms of this Agreement and any Confidential Information (as defined hereafter) that concerns or relates to the obligations and operations of each party under the terms of this Agreement, to persons other than as specifically set forth herein or as required by law. Confidential Information shall be defined to include, but not be limited to ,all patient information, the terms of this Agreement, all financial information of Provider and County, strategic,. business, and marketing plans, credentialing information and utilization information, This provision shall not be applicable to information made public through any means, other than an act or omission of Provider or County. 23. Upon termination of the Agreement, each party agrees to return to the other all proprietary or confidential information of the other party in such party's possession including, without limitation, any documentation evidencing County or Provider policies and procedures. 24. Provider agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless County from and against any and all losses, judgments, claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs and F-8