definiens: as that termis defined at 45 C.F.R. § 160.103 . To the extent applicable to this Agreement, Vendor agrees to complywith the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 ( the ), the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and AccountabilityAct of 1996, as codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq . ( ) and any current and future regulationspromulgated under either the HITECH Act or HIPAA, including without limitation the federal privacyregulations contained in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164 ( the ), the federalsecurity standards contained in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162 and 164 ( the ), and the federal standards for electronic transactions contained in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160and 162 ( the ), all as may be amended and / orsupplemented from time to time, and all collectively referred to herein as the