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PRIVACY ADDENDUM L GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Eft'ect. Effective as of April 14, 2003, the terms and provisions of this Addendum are incorporated in and shall supersede any conflicting' or inconsistent terms and provisions of the Agreement for Employee Assistance Program Services to which this . Addendum is attached, including all exhibits or other attachments thereto and all documents incorporated therein by reference (the "Agreement"). This Addendum sets out terms and provisio:ps relating to the use and disclosure of protected health information without written authorization from the individual. Section 2. Amendment. CIGNA Behavioral, Employer (also. jE'Cferred to as "Plan Sponsor") and the Group Health Plan that is the subject of the Agreement (also referred to . as "the Plan") agree to amend this Addendum to the extent necessary to allow either CIGNA Behavioral or the Group Health Pian to comply with the Privacy Rules (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164), the Standards for,mectronic Transactions (45 C.F.R. Parts '160 and 162) and the Security Standards (45 C.F.R. Part 142) (collectively, the "Standards") promulgated or to be promulgated by the Secretary and all other ,applicable regulations or statutes. CIGNA Behavioral, Employer and the Group Health Plan willfully comply with all applicable Standards and will amend this . Addendum to incorporate any material required by the Standards. Section 3." Definitions.' Capitalized terms.used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Part IV of this Addendum. ll. OBLIGATIONS OF CIGNA BEHAVIORAL Section 1. Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information. CIGNA Behavioral may use and disclose Protected Health Infoimation, ("PHI") only as required to satisfy its obligations or as permitted under the A~C?lt, or as permitted or required by law, but shall not otherwise use or disclose any Protected Health Information. CIGNA Behavioral shall not use or disclose, and shall ensure that its directors, officers and, employees do not use or disclose, Protected Health Information in any manner ~ would constitute a violation of the Privacy Standards if done by the Group Health P~ except that CIGNA Behavioral may use and disclose Protected Health Information (i) for the proper management and administration of CIGNA Behavioral, (ii) to carry out the legal responsibilities of CIGNA Behavioral or (iii) to provide Data Aggregation services relating to the health care operations of the Group Health Plan. Section 2. Disclosure of Protected Health Information to GroUD Health Plan SDonsor. . (a) The Group Health Plan acknowledges and agrees that the Privacy Rules allow the Group Health Plan to permit CIGNA Behavioral to disclose or provide access to PHI, other than SU11ll;D.ary Health Information, to the Plan Sponsor only after the Plan Sponsor has amended its plan documents to' provide for the permitted and required Nopm