§ 171.303 Licensing exception—When will an actor's practice to license interoperability elements in order for electronic health information to be accessed, exchanged, or used not be considered information blocking?

An actor's practice to license interoperability elements for electronic health information to be accessed, exchanged, or used will not be considered information blocking when the practice meets all of the following conditions.

(a) Negotiating a license conditions. Upon receiving a request to license an interoperability element for the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information, the actor must—

(1) Begin license negotiations with the requestor within 10 business days from receipt of the request; and

(2) Negotiate a license with the requestor, subject to the licensing conditions in paragraph (b) of this section, within 30 business days from receipt of the request.

(b) Licensing conditions. The license provided for the interoperability element(s) needed to access, exchange, or use electronic health information must meet the following conditions:

(1) Scope of rights. The license must provide all rights necessary to:

(i) Enable the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information; and

(ii) Achieve the intended access, exchange, or use of electronic health information via the interoperability element(s).