Privacy

1.8-Privacy The parties agree that issues pertaining to the Privacy Act of 1974, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (The Privacy Rule) published in April 2003 are covered by the two organizations’ independent contracts with CMS. When future privacy regulations are published, the two organizations will review that information and address any impact to joint processes in subsequent versions of the JOA. The parties agree that issues pertaining to the confidentiality, privacy, and security of Medicare data are covered by the two independent contracts with CMS. 1.9 Funding Nothing in this JOA will obligate either party to perform any tasks that are outside the current scope of work, unless CMS directs such tasks and provides adequate funding. 2. Communication