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, uses. and disclosures of pm and to require the Plan Sponsor to provide a certification to the Plan that certain required provisions have been incorporated into the Plan documents before the Plan may disclose, either directly or through a business associate, such as CIGNA Behavioral, any pm to the Plan Sponsor. The Group Health Plan hereby warrants and represents that no pm will be provided to the Plan Sponsor nor to any of its employees, agents or other persons under. its control Therefore no such Plan document amendments have been made nor any such certification received from the Plan Sponsor. Section 3. Other Information to Plan Soonsor or Plan. Upon the written request of Plan or Plan Sponsor, CIGNA Behavioral will.provide certain other information including, but not limited to, information about CIGNA Behavioral's arrangements with health care providers (''Other Informationj to Plan Sponsor's desigrulted employee. Plan Sponsor acknowledges that in receiving Other Information under these provisions, it acts in its capacity as Plan Adm;n;mator, as that term is defined by the Employee Retirement Income Seemity Act of 1974, as amended. Other Inforination will be kept confidential and will be used by Plan Sponsor solely for the purpose of satisfying its fiduciary responsibilities with respect to admi.nisttation of the Plan, and will be handled and maintained in accordance with all fiduciary obligations owed to participants in the Plan. Seetion 4. Safenards A2ainst Misuse of InformAtion. CIGNA Behavioral agrees that it will use appropriate safeguards to prevent the use or disclosure of Protected Health Information other than as allowed under the terms and conditions of this AddemJ1mt or as permitted or required.by law. Section 5. Renortin2 of Violations. CIGNA Behavioral shall report to the Group Health Plan any use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information not provided for by this Addendum of which it becomes aware. .1 j j ! .~j 1 I Section 6. ~los1ll'eS to and A2reements bv 'fhird Parties. (a) CIGNA Behavioral shall ensure that each agent and subcontractor to whom it provides pm received from the Plan, or created by CIGNA Behavioral on behalf of the Plan agrees to substantially similar restrictions and conditions with respect to Protected Health Information that apply toCIGNA Behavioral pursuant to this Addendum. .- \~ ..1 j .J ., 1 (b) Upon Group Health Plan's or Employer's written request, CIGNA Behavioral will provide Protected Health Information and/or Other Information to certain desigJultM third-parties who assist in administering the Plan and are authorized by the Group Health Plan to receive such information ("Designated Third Parties") solely for the purpose of assisting in the carrying out of Plan administration functions. Such parties may include, but are not limited to, third-party administrators, consultants, brokers, auditors, successor administrators or insurers, and stop-loss carriers. Group Health Plan shall enter into and ma;nillUt an agreement with each agent and subcontractor or other third party to which it directs CIGNA Behavioral to disclose pm under which such agent, ,subcontractor or other third party is legally bound by 2