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45 C.F.R. 164.314(a)(2)(i)Business associate contracts

Control family: Organizational Requirements

Control description

The contract must provide that the business associate will -

(A) Comply with the applicable requirements of this subpart;

(B) In accordance with § 164.308(b)(2), ensure that any subcontractors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit electronic protected health information on behalf of the business associate agree to comply with the applicable requirements of this subpart by entering into a contract or other arrangement that complies with this section; and

(C) Report to the covered entity any security incident of which it becomes aware, including breaches of unsecured protected health information as required by § 164.410.

How to implement

Coming in phase 2Step-by-step guidance for implementing this control on Microsoft Azure, using services such as Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Entra ID. It will be matched to your environment.