Business Partner Network Use Agreement This BUSINESS PARTNER NETWORK USE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is written agreement between The Nebraska Medical Center (“Hospital”) and ________________________ (“Network User”). The purpose of this Agreement is to effectuate the parties’ desire to comply with the Security Standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services at 45 CFR parts 160 and 164. The Business Partner performs certain services for Hospital as described in Exhibit “A” (“Services”) and agrees to the following: 1. DEFINITIONS. Terms used, but not otherwise defined in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as those terms defined in 45 CFR 160 and 164. 2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE NETWORK USER. (a) Implement administrative, physical and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Hospital network resources. (b) Ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides access to the Hospital network agrees to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect the network resources of Hospital. (c) Comply with the Business and Academic Partner Network Access Technical Requirements as detailed in Exhibit A. (d) Report to Hospital any security incident of which it becomes aware. 3. TERMINATION. (a) Except as provided in (b) below, upon termination of Agreement for any reason, Network User shall return or destroy all software received from Hospital, or created or received by Network User on behalf of Hospital. Network User shall not retain copies of software. (b) In the event that Network User determines that returning or destroying the software is infeasible, Network User shall provide to Hospital notification of the conditions that make return or destruction infeasible. (c) The respective rights and the obligations of Network User under this subsection shall survive the termination of Agreement. Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 1 of 7 4. AMENDMENT. The parties agree to take such action as is necessary to amend Agreement from time to time as is necessary for parties to comply with federal and state requirements. 5. INTERPRETATION. Any ambiguity in Agreement shall be resolved to permit Hospital to comply with federal and state law. NETWORK USER: The Nebraska Medical Center Signature Signature Title: Title: Date: Date: Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 2 of 7 EXHIBIT A SERVICES Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 3 of 7 EXHIBIT B Business and Academic Partner Network Access Technical Requirements A. Non-Disclosure. All access control information given to Business Partner must be kept confidential and must not be disclosed to any other individual/organization without the written permission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) computer network team. B. Connectivity Options. All connection methods to Covered Entity resources will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The UNMC Network Team is responsible for installation and configuration of the Business Partner connection. Business Partner connection options include but are not limited to the following technologies: 1. Site to site VPN 2. On premise 3. On Demand VPN Connectivity C. Remote Site Continuous Connectivity. The requirements for providing continuous network connectivity between the Covered Entity network and a Business Partner network include but are not limited to: 1. Business Partner will provide TCP/IP addressing for their networked devices that is unique to the Covered Entity environment. IP addresses which the Business Partner provides must be: a. Licensed to the organization for use on the public Internet; or b. Comply with RFC1918-Address Allocation for Private Internets 2. The Business Partner site will provide the TCP/IP address for each networked device resident on the Business Partner site's LAN that requires access to Covered Entity network resources. 3. The Business Partner site is responsible for the security of the remote site's Local Area Network (LAN). 4. The Business Partner site must have a firewall installed and maintained. Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 4 of 7 5. Connectivity to the Covered Entity network will be provided through a UNMC Network Team routed interface. 6. UNMC Network Team will maintain ACL's on the routed interface that will permit the Business Partner site to access only approved Covered Entity network resources. 7. UNMC Network Team will provide network support to the routed interface. 8. The Business Partner site will provide contact(s) for technical networking and workstation needs. 9. Business Partner will not install or use peer-to-peer software or any remote administration software without coordination with IT Technical Services. D. Services Provided. In general, services provided over the Business Partner connections should be limited only to those services needed, and only to those devices (hosts, servers, etc.) required to conduct necessary business. Blanket access will not be provided. The default setup will only allow access to those specific services that are needed. In no case shall the connection to the Covered Entity be used as the Internet connection for the Business Partner. Any changes to the services require the Business Sponsor of the Covered Entity to request those changes. Business Partners are not allowed to request changes to their connectivity. E. Authentication for Business Partner Connections. All Business Partner connections will be authenticated using a strong authentication process. A separate account will be established specifically for each Business Partner. A site to site connection relies on the security of the connecting site. F. Covered Entity Equipment at Business Partner Sites. In some cases it may be necessary to have Covered Entity owned and maintained equipment at the Business Partner site. All such equipment will be documented by the UNMC Network Team. Access to network devices such as routers and switches will only be provided to UNMC support personnel. All Covered Entity owned equipment located at Business Partner sites is to be used for business purposes only. Any misuse of access or tampering with Covered Entity provided hardware will result in termination of the connection agreement between said parties. Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 5 of 7 G. Business Partner Equipment located at the Covered Entity. The Covered Entity will protect equipment which belongs to third parties in the same manner that Covered Entity equipment is protected. If networking equipment is found whose ownership is in question, UNMC Network Team will work to identify the owner of the equipment and ensure that the equipment is in compliance with all policies. H. Protection of Network Resources. The UNMC Network Team will be responsible for ensuring all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the integrity of the network. At no time will the Covered Entity rely solely on security and control mechanisms at the Business Partner site to protect Covered Entity confidential information. I. Acceptable Use. Third party network connections are to be used for business purposes only. Any violation of these guidelines will be reported to the Business Partner sponsor and Covered Entity management. A joint decision will be made regarding the action to be taken. Action may result in the immediate termination of the connection/ agreement with said Business Partner. 1. All technical information provided to the Covered Entity by Business Partner must be accurate and current. 2. Covered Entity equipment located on partner premise will only be configured for the necessary protocols to facilitate Covered Entity related data transfers. 3. Configuration changes will be coordinated between the Business Partner, Business Partner sponsor and UNMC Network Team. 4. The UNMC Network Team will set the password on Covered Entity devices located on the partner premise. These devices will be actively monitored and any attempt to compromise these devices will result in termination of the connection. 5. Only employees of the Business Partner who have approved access shall use the resources associated with the Business Partner connection. Accounts should not be shared on Covered Entity owned and maintained devices. J. Audit and Review of Business Partner Connections. The Covered Entity reserves the right to monitor their half of the mutually configured connections with Business Partners. The Covered Entity will not perform scans, penetration tests or other Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 6 of 7 security related activities against the Business Partners’ networks. Likewise, the Business Partner will not perform scans, penetration tests or other security related activities against the Covered Entity. The UNMC Security Team will review all Business Partner connections on an annual basis and information regarding specific Business Partner connections will be updated as necessary. Obsolete Business Partner connections will be terminated. Business Partner Agreement September 2014 Page 7 of 7