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CASS COUNTY COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL 39.00 SUBJECT: HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY ACT (HIPAA) PAGE 7 OF 10 may file such a statement; c) a statement that, if the individual does not submit a statement of disagreement, the individual may request that Cass County provide the indivi- dual's request for amendment and the denial with any future disclosures of the protected IIHI that is the subject of the amendment; and d) a description of how the individual may complain to Cass County or to the Office of Civil Rights. *Permit the individual to submit a written statement disagreeing with the denial of all or part of a requested amendment and the basis of such agreement. *Prepare a written rebuttal to the individual's statement of disagreement. *Identify the record or protected IIHI in the designated record set that is the subject of the disputed amendment and append or otherwise link the individual's request for an amendment, Cass County's denial of the request, the individual's statement of disagreement, if any, and Cass County's rebuttal, if any, to the designated record set. *If the individual has submitted a statement of disagreement, Cass County must include the material appended, or an accurate summary of any such information, with any subsequent disclosure of the protected IIHI to which the disagreement relates. If Cass County is informed by another covered entity of an amendment to an individual's IIHI, Cass County will amend the protected IIHI in designated record sets. Amendments will be made in a reasonable time period, as expeditiously as possible. Business Associate Relationships and Amending Business Associate Contracts or Agreements: A "business associate" is a person or entity who is not a member of Cass County's workforce and who performs a function for Cass County which requires it to use, disclose, create, or receive IIHI. Cass County may disclose IIHI