{"id":37788,"date":"2024-02-20T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/?page_id=37788"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:57:28","slug":"hba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/practice-areas\/hba\/","title":{"rendered":"Health &amp; Business Affairs (HBA) &#8211; OGC section"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37788\" class=\"elementor elementor-37788\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81d2585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81d2585\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb38353\" data-id=\"bb38353\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a9a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"12a9a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;border:0\">\r\n  Health &amp; Business Affairs (HBA) \u2013 OGC section\r\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0e9271 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0e9271\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee1d430\" data-id=\"ee1d430\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0592b elementor-widget__width-auto premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"cf0592b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/it-lf-ecmf.tamu.edu\/Forms\/OGCContractIntake\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContract <br>Intake Portal\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e959a3 elementor-widget__width-auto premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"9e959a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/practice-areas\/hba\/hba-contract-templates\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContract <br> Templates\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5a13a elementor-widget__width-auto premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"ba5a13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/legal\/pdf\/contract_review_procedures_and_checklist%205-24-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContract Review <br>Procedures &amp; Checklist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250dc2c elementor-widget__width-auto premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"250dc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/practice-areas\/hba\/hba-contract-guidelines\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContract <br> Guidelines\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c4e28 elementor-widget__width-auto premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"39c4e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/practice-areas\/hba\/training-presentations\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTraining <br> Presentations \t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a7d1f elementor-widget__width-auto premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"45a7d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/practice-areas\/hba\/hba-bankruptcy-collections-write-off\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBankruptcy, Collections,<br>Write-Off\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-207b573 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"207b573\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cef8af\" data-id=\"0cef8af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c129376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c129376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HBA attorneys provides legal advice and counsel to the members of the A&amp;M System in the following areas:<\/p><ul><li>Research<\/li><li>Intellectual property commercialization<\/li><li>Healthcare<\/li><li>Data, technology &amp; privacy<\/li><li>Education<\/li><li>Athletics<\/li><li>Other commercial transactions (non-real estate\/construction)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab18803\" data-id=\"ab18803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d01ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d01ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HBA attorneys:<\/p><ul><li>Draft, review, and negotiate contracts (OGC approval pursuant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/04\/System-Policy-25.07.pdf\">System Policy 25.07<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/04\/25-07.pdf\">)<\/a><\/li><li>Provide guidance on intellectual property matters<\/li><li>Provide guidance on healthcare regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA)<\/li><li>Provide guidance on privacy and information security matters (e.g., FERPA)<\/li><li>Assist with bankruptcy fillings, debt collection claims, and review of write-off submissions (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/collection-of-accounts-contracts\/\">Collection of Accounts Contracts<\/a>)<\/li><li>Manage <a style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/legal\/occ\/\">outside counsel contracts<\/a><p>HBA contract questions can be submitted to contracts@tamus.edu.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health &amp; 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