definiens: means ( a ) applicable laws, rules and regulations, including applicablefederal, state, local, and other applicable rules, regulations, guidances, opinions, guidelines or other requirements ofthe Agencies, that may be in effect in the Territory from time to time during the Term, including the Act, the federalhealthcare program anti - kickback statute ( 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b ) and regulations promulgated thereunder, the federalPhysician Payments Sunshine Act ( 42 U.S.C.§ 1320a-7h ), the healthcare fraud, false statement and healthinformation privacy and security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, andregulations promulgated thereunder, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, asincorporated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and implementing regulations thereto, theFederal False Claims Act ( 31 U.S.C. § 3279 et seq . ), the federal healthcare program civil money penalty ( 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a ) and exclusion authorities ( 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7 ) and regulations promulgated thereunder, the applicablerequirements of Medicare, Medicaid and other governmental healthcare programs, including the Veterans HealthAdministration and U.S. Department of Defense healthcare and contracting programs, and the analogous laws of anystate where the Parties conduct any business activities related to this Agreement, all as amended from time to time, and ( b ) the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals