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Review the BAA with your lawyer.
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Prepare your Cover Page (example). Identify the following:
- Parties: Customer and Business Associate
- Key Terms: Main Agreement and BAA Effective Date.
- Additional Terms: Any changes to or modifications of the BAA.
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Send your Cover Page to your counterparty.
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Negotiate the Cover Page.
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Sign the Cover Page and create your BAA!
FAQs for the BAA
What is a BAA for?
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Generally speaking, a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is an agreement that entities covered by the federal healthcare law HIPAA are required to enter into with SaaS providers or other “business associates” to whom they provide “protected health information.” You can read more about Business Associate Agreements here.
What is the Bonterms BAA?
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The Bonterms BAA is a Standard Agreement version of a BAA. The Bonterms BAA is designed to be incorporated into a larger SaaS or other services agreement between the parties (the “Main Agreement”). The Bonterms BAA is entered into by a Cover Page.
What is the Main Agreement?
- The “Main Agreement” means the separate agreement under which Business Associate is providing a service to Customer to which the BAA relates. The BAA is incorporated into the Main Agreement as described in Section 6.2 of the BAA (Incorporation into Main Agreement).
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