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shall be named as additional insured under all such policies and the Provider will give the County copies of all certificates evidencing such coverage. 6. Access to Books and Records. Provider agrees as follows: Until the expiration of four (4) years after the furnishing of any Service pursuant to this Agreement, Provider shall, upon written request, make available to the County, or to the County's duly authorized representative, this Agreement and such books, documents, and records as may be necessary to certify the nature and extent of the cost or value of the Services to be performed by Provider hereunder, including but not limited to the records and reports required to be maintained by the Provider. 7. Specific HIPAA Compliance. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, if and to the extent, and for as long as, required by the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 1171 et seq. enacted by the Health Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the final regulations promulgated thereafter, all as amended from time to time, each party will appropriately safeguard, in accordance with H[PAA, all Protected Health Information (PHI) (as such term is defined in H2AA) made available to it by, or obtained by it from the other party. This section constitutes a contract between parties establishing the permitted and required uses and disclosures of such information. Without limitations of the provisions of this section each party hereto agrees that it shall: 1. Not use or further disclose any PHI other than as permitted or required by this Agreement or by law. 2. Not use or further disclose any PHI in a manner that would violate the requirements of the applicable law (including but not limited to HIPAA) if done by the other party. 3. Use appropriate safeguards to prevent the use or disclosure of such PHI not provided for by this Agreement. 4. Immediately report to the other party any use of disclosure of PHI not provided for by this Agreement or of which the party becomes aware. 5. Ensure that any subcontractor or agency to whom the party provides such PHI agrees in writing to the same restrictions and conditions apply to it with respect to such PHI, provided, however, that neither party to this Agreement shall provide any PHI to any subcontractor or agent without the prior written consent of the other party, unless pursuant to a court order. 6. Make such PHI available for inspection and copying by the subjects thereof in accordance with applicable law (including but not limited to HIPAA). 7. Make the party's internal practices, books, records relating to the use and disclosure of such PHI available to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of determining the party's compliance with applicable law (inclu~ding but not limited to HIPPA). However, the parties agree that in the event it receives such a request, unless prohibited by court order, such party receiving the request shall promptly notify the other party