1. Are you routinely adding
business associate agreements or other HIPAA language to your outgoing
subcontracts without regard to applicability for a particular
subcontract?
2. Have you seen business
associate agreements or other HIPAA language in the subcontracts or privately
funded contracts you receive? If so, has the language been included
only in those agreements where applicable or without regard to relevance?
I realize that business associate agreements are
not required for disclosures from a covered entity to a researcher for research
purposes, however, we've started receiving some of these agreements. The
senders have indicated they want all of their subcontractors to enter into such
agreements regardless of applicability.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
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Wendy
Beaver
Associate Director
Sponsored
Programs Ph:
319-335-2122
2 Gilmore Hall
The University of
Iowa Fax:
319-335-2130
Iowa City, IA 52242
xxxxxx@uiowa.edu
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