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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 S Health - Consolidated Agreement with State of NC RETURN THIS COPY TO THE CLERK'S OFFI _ FOR THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE '- Consolidated Ageement -Final ®~~ y/~/aa~3 Page 1 of 21 CONSOLIDATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AS REPRESENTED BY THE STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR (Hereinafter called the "State") Orange Co Health Deut (Local Health Department/District/Public Health Authority/Human Services Agency (Wake and Mecklenburg) -- Hereinafter called the "Department") FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN NORTH CAROLINA This Amended Agreement Shall Cover a Period From July 1, 2003 to .June 30, 2004 and shall remain in force until the next Fiscal Year Agreement is signed except as provided for in Section J. Termination. NOW, THEREFORE, the State and the Department agree that the provisions and clauses herein set forth shall be incorporated in and constitute the terms and conditions applicable for activities involving State funding. (State funding or funds means state, federal, and/or special funding or funds throughout this .agreement.) Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 2 of 21 A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT (LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT) The Department shall perform activities in compliance with applicable program rules contained in the North Carolina Administrative Code, as well as all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. 2. The Department shall perform the activities specified in the Program Agreement Addenda for State funded budgets. The Department must negotiate these Agreement Addenda in good faith to the satisfaction of state representatives as part of the agreement execution. Departments will meet or exceed the Agreement Addenda levels unless extenuating circumstances prevail and are explained in writing to the state section, branch or program. 3. The Department shall report client, service, encounter, and other data as specified by applicable program rules, Program Agreement Addenda for State funded budgets, and by North Carolina Administrative Code. 4. The Department shall provide access to patient records to authorized staff from the Division of Public Health for technical consultation, program monitoring, and program evaluation, as specified by applicable program rules, Program Agreement Addenda for State funded budgets, and by North Carolina Administrative Code. 5. The Department shall provide client, service, encounter, and other data through the states' centralized automated systems for claims creation and submission for processing to the state's Medicaid agency. 6. The Department shall share data to support efforts of the public health system, represented by the local health departments, local health programs, and the State, in order to meet public health objectives while respecting the confidentiality and integrity of each agency's data and protecting the privacy of individual client health information. Sharing data includes providing client information allowed as permitted disclosures under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-91, HIPAA, Administration Simplification Provisions Sections 261 through 264, 45 CFR 164.512, Uses and disclosures for which consent, authorization, or opportunity to agree or object is not required. 7. The Department shall administer and enforce all rules that have been adopted by the Commission for Health Services, ratified by the NC General Assembly, or adopted by the Local Board of Health. 8. The Department shall provide to the State copies of rules adopted by the Local Board of Health pursuant to G.S. 130A-39 and Public Health Ordinances adopted by the County Commissioners, within 30 days of adoption. These rules/ordinances are to be sent to the Local Technical Assistance and Training Branch (LTAT). 9. The Department shall provide to the State a comprehensive community health assessment every four years and a State of the County Report each of the interim three years. LTAT/ Healthy Carolinians/Health Education Unit will administer this four-year cycle. The community assessment should be a collaborative effort with the local Healthy Carolinians Partnership and shall include collection of primary data at the county level as appropriate. The Assessment shall include a list of community health problems based on the findings, a Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 3 of 21 narrative of the assessment findings, and community action plans to address the priority issues. 10. The Department shall provide formal training for their Board of Health (BOH) members through DHHS sponsored offerings through the UNC School of Public Health -Institute of Public Health. First priority will be given to training newly appointed members with the ultimate goal of having all BOH members trained as time and resources allow. Continuing education updates on topics of special interest aze strongly encouraged after general boazd member orientation has been provided for all BOH Members. Individual need of Boards and members will be considered in meeting this objective. B. FUNDING STIPULATIONS 1. Funding for this agreement is subject to the availability of State, Federal, and Special Funds for the purpose set forth in this agreement. 2. During the period of this agreement, the Department shall not use State, Federal or Special Project funds received under this agreement to reduce locally appropriated funds as reflected in the Local Health Department-Local Appropriations Budget. The Department shall not use personal health program funds to support environmental health programs nor use environmental health program funds to support personal health programs. 4. Fees generated by the Food and Lodging Fees Collection Program may only be used to support State and Local food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities. 5. Funds for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention may be used to support both environmental health and child health activities. 6. The county shall submit monthly reports of On-Site Wastewater activities to the On-Site Wastewater Section in Division of Environmental Health in the format provided by the Section. 7. The Department shall comply with Standards for Mandated Public Health Services, 15A NCAC 25, Section .0200; and Administrative Procedures Manual for Federal Block Grant Funds, 1 NCAC 33, Sections .0100 - .1502. 8. The Department shall maintain signed employee time records to document the actual work activity of each employee on a daily basis. The percentage of time each employee spends in each activity shall be converted to dollazs based upon the employee's salary and benefits at least on a monthly basis. The computation shall support the charges for salaries and benefits to all federal and state grants (as required in OMB Circular A87); as well as provide the documentation of detailed labor cost per activity for preparation of Medicaid Cost Report. 9. The Departments participating in Medicaid Reimbursement shall: a. Execute a Provider Participation Agreement with the Division of Medical Assistance. ' , 1 Consolidated Agreement -Final Page 4 of 21 b. Make every reasonable effort to collect its cost in providing services, for which Medicaid reimbursement is sought, through public or private third party payors except where prohibited by Federal regulations or State law, however no one shall be refused services solely because of an inability to pay. c. Establish their Charge per clinicaUsupport service for all payors (including Medicaid) .based on their full costs. All Payors must be chazged the same established charge, but contract/program adjustments maybe accepted as negotiated payment in full. 10. Subject to the approval of the appropriate Section, a local health department may seek reimbursement for services covered by a program operating under 15A NCAC 24A rules, Purchase of Medical Care Services (POMCS), when those services are not supported by other state or federal funds. All payment program rules and procedures as specified in the Purchase of Medical Care Services Manual must be followed. 11. Provision of Interpreter Services: a. Programs and services supported in whole or in part with federal funds must provide interpreter services at no charge to non-English speaking clients. b. Only those programs and services funded entirely with state and/or local funds, unless prohibited by State law or rule, may charge non-English speaking clients for interpreter services. However, no one shall be refused services solely because of an inability to pay for interpreter services. 12. Subject to the availability of funds and approval of the Public Health Nursing and Professional Development Unit, a local health department may request reimbursement for: a. Nursing service personnel participating in the "Introduction to Principles and Practices of Public Health and Public Health Nursing" course. Reimbursement is limited to rio more than $400.00 per participant upon successful completion of the course. b. Nursing service personnel participating in the "Management and Supervision for Public Health Nurse Supervisors and Directors" course. Reimbursement is limited to no more than $600.00 per participant upon successful completion of the course. c. Health Department Management level staff (all disciplines) attending certain Management training endorsed by the State Health Director's Office and when the local staff member is a part of a state team accepted into these trainings/institutes. 13. The Department shall have an annual audit performed in accordance with "The Single Audit Act of 1984 as implemented by OMB Circular A-133." The audit report shall be submitted to the Local Government Commission (LGC) by the County Administration (if single county health department) or the District Health Department or Public Health Authority (if so organized) within (six) 6 months following the close of the agreement. Audit findings referred to the DHHS Controller's Office by LGC will be investigated and findings verified by the DHHS Controller's Office staff with assistance of the Division of Public Health Program Staf£ 14. Equipment are a type of fixed asset consisting of specific items of property that: (1) aze tangible in nature; (2) have a life longer than one year; and (3) have a significant value. Consolidated Agreement -Fins] a. For Inventory Purposes Page 5 of 21 Equipment must be accounted for in accordance with the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer Policies Manual, Chapter 20, Fixed Assets Policy. ii. All equipment with an acquisition cost of $500.00 or more, and purchased with Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Funds, must be inventoried with the Women's and Children's Health Section. b. For Prior Approval Purposes i. All equipment purchased or leased with an acquisition cost exceeding $500.00, where there is an option to purchase with State/Federal funds, must receive prior written approval from the appropriate Section (including the WIC Program). ii. All medical equipment and computer equipment, (purchased or leased) regardless of cost, purchased with WIC Program Funds, must receive prior approval from the WIC Program Office. iii. The use of Women's and Children's Health Medicaid fees for capital improvements requires prior written approval from the Women's and Children's Health Section. 15. The Department agrees to execute the following Federal Certifications attached to this agreement applicable when receiving Federal funds: a. Certification regarding Lobbying. b. Certification regarding Debarment. c. Certification regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements. d. Certification regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke 16. The Department shall incorporate appropriate elements of the North Carolina Public Health logo and themeline (slogan) into communication materials developed for programs and services that depend upon, in whole or in part, state funding. Such communication materials include, but may not be limited to, agency letterhead, business cards, printed materials such as pamphlets and brochures, advertisements and announcements (both print and broadcast), signs, marketing and/or promotional materials, etc. The public health logo maybe modified for local use (e.g., the name of the local department may be used instead of "North Carolina Public Health"). Whenever the public health logo is displayed, including modifications for local use, it must be accompanied by the themeline: "North Carolina Public Health. Everywhere. Everyday. Everybody." A style manual to guide the use of these identity elements is currently being developed and will be distributed to all local Departments when completed. e Consolidated Ageement -Final C. FISCAL CONTROL Page 6 of 21 1. The Department shall comply with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, North Carolina General Statute Chapter 159, Article 3. a. The Department shall maintain a purchasing and procurement system in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices and procedures set forth by the Local Government Commission. b. The Department shall execute written agreements with all parties who invoice the Department for payment for the provision of services to patients. c. -When subcontracting, the following conditions must be met: The Department is not relieved of any of the duties and responsibilities provided in this agreement. ii. The subcontractor will agree to abide by the standazds contained herein or to provide such information as to allow the Department to comply with these standards. iii. The subcontractor will agree to allow state and federal authorized representatives' access to any records pertinent to its role as a subcontractor of the Department. iv. Upon request, the Department will make available to the State a copy of subcontracts supported with State/Federal funds. d. The Department must receive prior written approval from the state to subcontract when any of the following conditions exist: i. The Department proposes to subcontract to a single entity fifty percent (50%) or more of the total state and federal funds made available through this agreement ii. The Department proposes to subcontract fifty percent (50%) or more, or $50,000 which ever is greater, of the total state and federal funds made available through this agreement for a single public health service or program. iii. The Department proposes to subcontract for services in the Women, Infants and Children .(WIC) Program. e. The Department shall mail a signed copy of all final Funding Authorizations to the DHHS Controller's Office, 2019 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC27699-2019. The Department shall retain a copy of all Funding Authorizations, Local Health Department-Local Appropriations Budget, Electronic Spreadsheet -Local Health Department/District Expenditure Report DHHS 2949, signed Consolidated Agreement, Agreement Addenda, Revisions and other financial records in accordance with the current Records Disposition Schedule for County and District Health Departments issued by the NC Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources. Consolidated P,geement -Final Page 7 of 21 f. The Department shall mail a signed copy of all final Budget Forms (DENR 2948) and Addenda (DENR 3300) to the Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health Services Section, 1632 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1632. 2. The Department shall prepare and maintain a Local Appropriations Budget (reflecting the plans to use local appropriations or earned fees) for each activity covered by this agreement in a manner consistent with instructions provided in general budgetary guidance from the Division and the specific guidance from the respective programs a. The Department shall prepaze budget revisions to their Local Appropriation budgets when appropriations will be increased or decreased. b. The Department shall submit all revisions to Local appropriations budgets prior to the end of the term specified in this agreement. Budget revisions received by the State after the end of the agreement period will be returned without action. 3. (Local Earned Revenues) The Department shall observe the following conditions when budgeting and reporting earned revenues: a. Locally appropriated funds may not be supplanted by earned revenues from persons, or public or private third party payors. Such revenue shall be used for the activity that generated the revenue, except in the WCH Section programs, where there is some flexibility (see "b" below.) b. All earned revenue (officially classified as local funds) must be budgeted and spent in the program that earned it except, 1) Revenue generated by WCH Section Programs may be budgeted and expended (consequently reported) in any WCH Section Program activity. 2) Revenue generated by a local clinic or program that has no state funded activity budget (no state/federal funds) should be budgeted and associated expenditures reported in a state program activity that most closely matches the deliverables of the respective state program. This process will enable the collection of total expenditures in public health per program. c. All fees collected shall be used in the current year or succeeding fiscal years. d. .Use of program income generated by the expenditure of Federal categorical funds will be governed by applicable Federal regulations, including, but not limited to, 45 CFR 4 e. When preparing Local Appropriation Budgets, Line item 9000 on the program budget form must be used to budget the total of line items 101, 102 and 103. ii. Line item 101 on the program budget must be used to budget local appropriations. iii. Line item 102 on the program budget must be used to budget TXIX Medicaid earned revenues. ConsolidatedAgreement -Final Page 8 of 21 iv. Line item 103 on the program budget must be used to budget other earned revenues (e.g., Home Health fees, Environmental Health fees, patient fees (cash), other insurance payments, and other grants and donations). f. When reporting expenditures (local appropriations or earned fees) the department must use the electronic spreadsheet (Local Health Department/District Form DHHS 2949 revised 5/03/01) -hereafter referred as DHHS Spreadsheet -prepared and maintained by the DHHS Controller's Office. This report must be submitted monthly in an electronic format (DHHS 2949 -Local Health Dept/District Expenditure Report-Excel Spreadsheet File) as an attachment to an email to designated staff in the Benefits and Payment Section of the Controller's Office. At the time the electronic report is emailed to the DHHS Controller's Office, a "Certification of Expenditures" signed by the health director, shall be faxed to the DHHS Controller's Office. The "Certification" verifies in writing that the total State and Federal expenditures reported were valid. Local expenditures are part of the Expenditure report, but are not included in the amount verified in the "Certification." i. Line item 101 on the DHHS Form 2949 Spreadsheet must be used to report local appropriations that were expended ii. Line item 102 on the DHHS Form 2949 Spreadsheet must be used to report Title XIX (Medicaid) earned revenues that were expended. iii. Line item 103 on the DHHS Form 2949 Spreadsheet must be used to report other earned revenues that were expended. g. A local account shall be maintained for unexpended earned revenues [i.e., Title XIX fees, private Insurance or private pay {cash}]. Accounts shall be maintained in sufficient detail to identify the program source generating the fees. h. The amount of Title XIX fees budgeted and expended in FY 2002-2003 must equal or exceed the amount of Title XIX revenues earned during FY 2000-2001. The state will not approve program activity budgets that do not include an amount of Title XIX fees sufficient to meet the requirements of this section. The State may waive this requirement if the Department provides sufficient justification. i. When reporting expenditures for Environmental Health, Childhood Lead, CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, or Food and Lodging, the Department must use the electronic Expenditure Report -prepared and maintained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Health (DENR- DEH). This report shall be submitted monthly in an electronic format as an attachment to an email to designated staff in the DENR Controller's Office and the Division of Environmental Health. j. A "Certification of Expenditures" (for items in "i." above), signed by the health director and finance officer, shall be submitted annually with original Budget Forms (DENR 2948) and shall be kept on file by the State. The "Certification" verifies in writing that total State expenditures reported are valid. Local expenditures aze part of Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 9 of 21 the Expenditure report, but are not included in the amount verified in the "Certification." 4. (State/ Federal Revenues) The Department shall submit a monthly report of actual expenditures (State and/or Federal) to the DHHS Controller's Office on the DHHS (Electronic) Spreadsheet (same electronic Spreadsheet DHHS 2949 as referenced in 3.f. above) -all reported in one spreadsheet, but separated here for clarity of instructions. a. The Department shall submit monthly expenditures for all programs via DHHS 2949 (Electronic) Spreadsheet to the DHHS Controller's Office according to their schedule published annually in December for the next calendar year. The schedule reflects a general period of 15-20 days from the end of the reporting month for submission of the DHHS Spreadsheet, based on weekends and holidays, to allow processing time for the payment. Failure to meet the reporting deadline, as published, WII.L result in the exclusion of those expenditures in the Steps-Out payment for that month. The Department must submit these monthly expenditure reports, via this DHHS Spreadsheet, consecutively throughout the agreement period. b. Departments shall keep expenditure reporting current and submit their DHHS Form 2949 Spreadsheets per the published DHHS Controller's Office Schedule. Funding is based on an Allocation Method, not a Contract Method, and counties receive reimbursement for services provided during one month in the following month. Therefore, the last service month to be paid in the SFY will be May services which are reported and paid in June. A department's June, 2003 expenditure report will be paid in July, 2003 and will be paid from a department's funding allocation for SFY 2003-04. Therefore a department will need to submit all requests for adjustments, corrections, or amendments to expenditure reports for fiscal year 02-03, with the May, 2003 expenditure report. c. Expenditures of federal funds must be reported according to the funding period for a grant. Caze must be taken to be attentive to the service month/payment months for each grant as well as the ending settlement date for a grant. (For example, a grant which ends November 30 will have 6 service/payment months chazged against it: 1) June 2002 service month/paid in July; 2) July service month/paid in August; 3) August service month/paid in September; 4) September service month/paid in October; 5) October service month/ paid in November; and 6) November service month/paid either in December, or before the ending date of that grant's settlement period. In this example the remaining 6 service/payment months will be December service month/paid in January through May service month/paid in June, 2003.) For each Grant, the budgetary estimate, funding authorization and agreement addendum will have service/payment month dates listed. Billing the service month in the next month and reporting adjustments whenever discovered but at least quarterly, should ensure that the Department receives proper payment. Grant expenditures submitted after the settlement date of a Grant will not be reimbursed, nor will there be any year end settlement from any other source of funds. Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 10 of 21 d. The Department shall submit the final (DHHS 2949) LHD Expenditure Report (Electronic Version) for all programs to the DHHS Controller's Office according to the schedule published annually in December for the next Calendar Year by the DHHS Controller's Office. The May Services/Paid in June will be the final report period paid from the SFY. Services provided in June and reported in July will be paid out of the next SFY. e. The Department shall have opportunities to submit amended or corrected expenditure reports as soon as the error is discovered, but at least quarterly. A DEPARTMENT SHOULD NOT WAIT TO SUBMIT ALL ADJUSTMENTS WITH INVOICE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE AT THE END OF MAY AS THAT WILL NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIlVIE FOR VERIFICATION OF THE ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE THE LAST PAYMENT IN THE STATE FISCAL YEAR. 1) In accordance with item 4., c, above, each department must be mindful to keep current on reporting adjustments against federal funds to ensure such adjustment is received in time to be paid within the grant period for that grant. 2) In October, each department is to review all prior reimbursement claims against payments and submit any request to add, correct, delete or amend any prior month's payment with the October or November request for reimbursement. 3) In January, each department should review payments and expenditures for the prior quarter, as well as run totals including the first quarter (July, August, September) to obtain and verify amid-year reconciliation to ensure that claims are accurate, and submit any request to add, correct, delete, or amend any payment in the January or February expenditure report. 4) In April, each department is required to ensure that all claims are correct for the year to date, and to submit any request to add, correct, delete, or amend any expenditures with the expenditure report sent to the Controller's Office in May, that is, the adjustment items would be sent in with the billing for the April services that will be paid May. 5) The only adjustments, if any,. that should be submitted with the May service expenditure report submitted in June would be any missed on the prior month's claim. If a department waits until May service month expenditure report submission to report adjustments, the Controller's office cannot guarantee those adjustments can be verified in time for the June payment. 6) Any adjustments not paid in the June payment for the current fiscal year either will not be paid, or will have to be resubmitted for payment in the next. fiscal year out of that fiscal year's allocation. Any overpayments identified by either the State or the Department will be adjusted out of the next month's claim for reimbursement by the Controller's office. f. The Department shall submit requests for payment for services provided under 15A NCAC 24 A rules to the Claims Processing Unit, Purchase of Medical Care Services, DHHS Controller's Office. Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 11 of 21 g. The Department shall submit requests for reimbursement for nurse training to the Public Health Nursing and Professional Development Unit. Form 3300 -Public Health Nurse Training Activity must be used as the invoice for payment. h. Departments providing the WIC Program shall limit the total expenditures for July, August, and September (1~` quarter of the State/County Fiscal Year) to no more than one-fourth (1 /4) of their total budget for the Agreement Period. If any local encumbrances are recorded for July, August or September, to be paid in subsequent months, these expenditures must be accounted for in the 2S% limit imposed for July, August and September expenditures. The Department shall submit to Administrative, Local and Community Support Section on an annual-basis Staff Time Activity Report - DPH 3389, Environmental Health Report- DENR 3738, and Food and Lodging Report-DENR 3888These reports are due by July 20th. D. PERSONNEL POLICIES 1. The Department shall adhere to and fully comply with State personnel policies as found in North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 126, and 1 NCAC 8. Such policies include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Equal employment opportunity, b. Affirmative action, c. Policies for local government employment subject to the State Personnel Act, d. "Local Classification and Salary Range," e. "Compensation Policy for Local Competitive Services Employees," and f. "Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedures. " 2. Environmental Health Specialists employed by the Department shall be delegated authority by the State to administer and enforce State environmental health rules and laws as directed by the State pursuant to G.S. 130A-4(b). This delegation shall be done according to 15A NCAC 10.0100. a. Local health departments are responsible for sending their newly employed environmental health specialists (interns) to centralized training within 180 days from date of employment. b. Arrangements for centralized training for newly-employed environmental health specialists will be handled by the Education and Training Staff, Division of Environmental Health. c. A local health department which is contracting with an environmental health specialist employed by another department shall be responsible for assuring that all original documents, correspondence, and other public records be maintained in the health Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 12 Of 21 department using the contractor and the contract shall stipulate that the contractor shall be available for consultation to the public being served. 3. The Department shall comply with Minimum Standard Health Department Staffmg 15A NCAC Section. 0301(c), and shall assure that all nursing staiTwho provide public health services funded by this agreement comply with this rule. E. CONFIDENTIALITY All information as to personal facts and circumstances obtained by Department personnel in connection with the provision of services or other activity under this agreement shall be privileged communication, shall be held confidential, and shall not be divulged without the client's, or responsible person's, written consent; except as may be otherwise required by applicable law or regulation. Such information maybe disclosed in summary, statistical, or other form which does not directly or indirectly identify particular individuals. Department Employees must sign confidentiality pledges documenting the knowledge of, and the agreement to maintain, personal and medical confidentiality. F. CIVII, RIGHTS The Department shall assure that no person, on the grounds of race, color, age, religion, sex, marital status, immigration status, national origin or otherwise qualified handicapped individual, solely by reason of his/her handicap (unless otherwise medically indicated), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity covered by this agreement. 2. The Department shall complete HHS Form 690, Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. 3 . The American with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability and outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services and public accommodations. The Department certifies that it and its principals and subcontractors will comply with regulations in ADA Title I (Employment), Title II (Public Services), and Title III (Public Accommodations) in fulfilling the obligations under this agreement. G. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE 1. The State shall provide to the Department regular training, and, upon request, technical assistance in the preparation of the Consolidated Agreement, Local Health Department - Local Appropriations Activity Budgets and Agreement Addenda. 2. The State shall conduct liaison activities with local health departments for general problem solving and technical support. Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 13 of 21 3. The State shall provide high-level consultation, technical assistance, and advice to local health directors. Broad content azeas include, but are not limited to: ^ Board Relations ^ Management Teams/Staffing ^ Policy Development ^ Program Planning and Implementation ^ General Administrative Consultation, including consultation and technical assistance in budgeting, fiscal, administrative and management support topic areas. 4. The State shall provide coordination and support for the education and training for the public health workforce. 5. The State shall provide technical assistance and consultant services, as required, for specific health program areas, including providing guidance and consultation about specific patient clinical issues, when requested. 6. The State shall provide consultation and technical assistance on nursing practice and standards, policies and procedures that cross program boundaries and coordinate courses. 7. The State shall provide support and consultation to the public health workforce in local health departments, including regional public health consultants who offer technical assistance and training on professional development; program planning, program evaluation and quality assurance; data collection; and community assessment to local health educators for all public health programs. 8. The State shall act as the principal liaison between the public health system and the state's Medicaid agency on issues related to Medicaid reimbursed services provided by the state and local public health agencies. - 9. The State shall cooperate with the state Medicaid agency to provide technical assistance, guidance, and consultation to local health programs to ensure compliance with Medicaid policies and procedures. 10. The State shall design and implement annual cost studies to ensure appropriate cost-based Medicaid reimbursement. 11. The State shall work with the NC Division of Information Resource Management to provide automated systems and facilities via the Health Services Information System (HSIS). HSIS is currently used to create and submit Medicaid claims, perform accounts receivables, and to collect other DPH program-related data from client, service, encounter and other data on behalf of the local health departments and other public health programs. The State shall provide business and technical support for the automated systems to the users of these systems. 12. The State shall provide support and consultation to ensure that HSIS can generate standard transactions for public health Medicaid claims submitted on behalf of the local Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 14 of 21 health departments per HIPAA [the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-91) subparts I through N, which define the standards for specific transactions.] 13. The State shall use data reviewed and received responsibly in its role as a public health authority and health oversight agency while respecting the confidentiality and integrity of the data and securing and protecting the privacy of individual client health information (see Business Associate Addendum to this Consolidated Agreement). 14. The State shall provide to the Department "Estimates of Funding Allocations" no later than February 15 of each year to use in preparation of their local budget proposals per current GS. 15.1 The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide to the Department the "Budget Form" (DENR 2948) indicating the estimated funding allocations no later than March 30th of each year to use in the preparation of their local budget proposals per current GS. 15.3 The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide a final Budget Form to the Department after receipt of the Certified State Budget. 15.3 The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide fiends monthly to the Department upon receipt of the executed Budget Forms, Addenda and timely submissions of monthly expenditure reports. Payments will be made to the Department according to expenditures reflected on the monthly expenditure reports. 16. The State shall provide a "Funding Authorization" to the Department after the receipt of the Certified State Budget. Funds must be appropriately budgeted by the State in the NC Accounting System INCAS) prior to the issuance of the "Funding Authorization." 17. The State shall provide funds to the Department upon receipt of this executed agreement and timely submissions of expenditure reports. Payment will be made to the Department according to the DHHS Controller's Office Steps-Out Schedule issued December of each year for the following calendar year. 18. The State shall assist the Department to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards relating to the activities covered in this agreement. 19. The State reserves the right to conduct reviews, audits, and program monitoring to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement and its associated Agreement Addenda. 20. The State shall be assured that the Department maintains expenditures of locally appropriated funds (MOE) for maternal health, child health, and family planning program activities equal to, or greater than, that reported on the Staff Time Activity Report for the period beginning July 1, 1984, and ending June 30, 1985. This figure will be increased annually based on a federally accepted inflation index (first updated FY 2000-2001 Agreement.) This revised baseline figure will be calculated and provided to Departments for use in budget preparation. This MOE shall be measured by salary equivalencies that are to be maintained in accordance with Section B. 8 of this agreement. Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 15 Of 21 H. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS The State shall disburse funds to the Department as follows: 1. Monthly disbursements for each program activity will be based on monthly expenditures reported, and shall be adjusted either upward or downward accordingly. Reimbursement of approved expenditures for any report month cannot exceed one month's quotient of the total budget for the agreement period, except: a. by specific authorization in the respective Agreement Addenda and "Funding Authorization" for that program; and/or, b. in the case of an adjustment for a prior month, said adjustment, when added to the claim already paid for that month, will not exceed the one month's quotient for that month. 2. Food and Lodging fees will be disbursed to the department by the State (DENR-DEI-~ in three separate payments in accordance with NCAC T15A:18A . 2900 - "Restaurant and Lodging Fee Collection and Inventory Program" in the month following receipt of the signed and completed Budget Form (DENR 2948) and Addendum (DENR 3300). Funds for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention will be disbursed once per year. The number of confirmed cases identified in the prior calendar will determine the amount received by each county. A separate signed and completed Budget Form (DENR 2948) and Addendum (DENR 3300) for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention must be submitted by December 31St in order to receive these funds. 4. Funds for counties receiving the CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Grant will be dispersed monthly based upon monthly Expenditure Reports. For the current fiscal year these CDC funds will be disbursed to Buncombe, Craven, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg Counties only. 5. Payments shall be suspended when expenditure reports are not received by the time specified (see C.4.a.). Payments will resume the month following the receipt of the delinquent expenditure reports according to the DHHS Controllers office schedule for Steps-Out payments issued December of each year for the following calendar year. 6. Total payment by program activity is limited to the total amount of the "Funding Authorization" and any revisions received after the initial "Funding Authorization" notification. 7. Final payments for the SFY will be made based on the Final monthly (May services/ submitted in June Report) expenditure report. Final payments will be equal to the difference between approved reported expenditures and the sum of previous payments up to the limits of the approved budget. Final payments should be made no later than the June Steps-Out period per the DHHS Controller's office schedule issued December of each year for the following calendar year, provided that an expenditure report (DHHS 2949 revised 5-03-01 electronic version) and the "Certification of Expenditures Form" for each month have been received by the DHHS Office of the Controller, and that the Staff Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 16 of 21 Time Activity Report, 3389, Environmental Health Report, 3788, and Food and Lodging, 3888 have been received by the State. Corrections/Amendments to the Expenditures reported by Departments will not be accepted after the May month of service claim for the current year I. AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT Amendments, modifications, or waivers of this agreement may be made at any time by mutual consent of all parties. Amendments shall be in writing and signed by appropriate authorities. J. PROVISION OF TERMINATION Either party may terminate this agreement for reasons other than non-compliance upon sixty (60) days written notice. If termination should occur, the Department shall receive payment only for allowable expenditures. The State may withhold payment to the Department until the State can determine whether the Department is entitled to further payment or whether the State is entitled to a refund. K. COMPLIANCE 1. The State shall respond to non-compliance with all terms of this agreement as follows: a. Upon determination ofnon-compliance, the State shall give the Department sixty (60) days written notice to come into compliance. If the deficiency is corrected, the Department shall submit a written report to the State that sets forth the corrective action taken. b. If the above deficiencies should not be corrected to the satisfaction of the State after the sixty (60) day period, disbursement of funds for the particular activity may be temporarily suspended pending negotiation of a plan of corrective action. 3) If the deficiency is still not corrected within the next thirty (30) days following temporary suspension of funding, program funds maybe permanently suspended until the Department can provide evidence that the deficiencies have been corrected. 4) In the event of the Department's non-compliance with clauses of this agreement, the State may cancel, terminate, or suspend this agreement in whole or in part and the Department may be declared ineligible for further State contracts or agreements. Such terminations for non-compliance shall not occur until (1) the provisions of Section K-1 (a-c) have been followed, documented, and have failed to provide a resolution, and (2) all other reasonable administrative remedies have been exhausted. 2. Subrecipient Monitoring -OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Government, and Non-Profit Organizations, was revised on June 24, 1997 to require that pass-through entities monitor the activities of their subrecipients as necessary to ensure that federal awards are used for authorized purposes in compliance with laws, regulations and the provision of contracts or grant agreements and that performance goals are achieved. Consolidated Agreement -Final Page 17 of 21 DHHS Memorandum subject: Subrecipient Monitoring, dated November 11, 1998, addresses the charge to OMB Circular A-133 and directs Divisions to develop risk-based Subrecipient Monitoring Plans. In Compliance with the above DHHS Memorandum, DPH developed, and DHHS approved a Subrecipient Monitoring Plan dated January 14, 2000. DPH is defined as a "Pass-through entity" for the purposes of the Subrecipient Monitoring Plan. Local Health Departments are defined as a "Subrecipient agency" (i.e., not-for-profit or government agency receiving Federal funds.) The Department shall participate fully in "Subrecipient Monitoring" by DHHS-DPH should the Department be deemed high risk by nature of its risk assessment (component of the DPH Plan.) If the Department or the State should be determined out of compliance with the provisions of the agreement, either party may file a formal appeal with the Office of Administrative Hearings. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Department and the State have executed this agreement in duplicate originals, one of which is retained by each of the parties. LOCAL SIGNATURES Health Director Finance Officer -- Chairman o ''County Commissioners (When req~ired) STATE OF RTH CAROLINA B . Y State Health Director or A_u't"h"o~r~ized Agent ~a,.,Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Date T ~ v~ Date ~r ~~~'= -T_v Date ' Dat Date Resources or Authorized Agent Consolidated Agreement -Final NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUSINESS ASSOCIATE ADDENDUM TO CONSOLIDATED AGREEMENT Page 18 of 21 This Agreement is made effective the first day of January, 2003, by and between the Division of Public Health and Orange County Health Department (name of local health department) ("Covered Entity") (collectively the "Parties"). 1. BACKGROUND a. Covered Entity and Business Associate are parties to a Consolidated Agreement and Agreement Addenda (CAAA), whereby Business Associate agrees to perform certain services for or on behalf of Covered Entity. b. Business Associate is an organizational unit of the North Cazolina Department of Health and Human Services (the "Department"). Covered Entity is a governmental entity. c. The relationship between Covered Entity and Business Associate is such that the Parties believe Business Associate is or may be a "business associate" within the meaning of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. d. The Parties enter into this Business Associate Addendum to the CAAA with the intention of complying with the HIPAA Privacy Rule provision that a covered entity may disclose protected health information to a business associate, and may allow a business associate to create or receive protected health information on its behalf, if the covered entity obtains satisfactory assurances that the business associate will appropriately safeguard the information. 2. DEFINITIONS Unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context, the following terms shall have the following meaning in this Agreement: a. "HIPAA" means the Administrative Simplification Provisions, Sections 261 through 264, of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104- 191. b. "Individual" shall have the same meaning as the term "individual" in 45 CFR 164. 501 and shall include a person who qualifies as a personal representative in accordance with 45 CFR 164.502(g). c. "Privacy Rule" shall mean the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information at 45 CFR part 160 and part 164, subparts A and E. d. "Protected Health Information" shall have the same meaning as the term "protected health information" in 45 CFR 164. 501, limited to the information created or received by Business Associate from or on behalf of Covered Entity. Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 19 of 21 e. "Required By Law" shall have the same meaning as the term "required by law" in 45 CFR 164.501. f. "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or his designee. g. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, terms used herein shall have the same meaning as those terms have in the Privacy Rule. 3. OBLIGATIONS OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATE a. Business Associate agrees not to use or disclose Protected Health Information other than as permitted or required by this Agreement or as Required By Law. b. Business Associate agrees to use appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information other than as provided for by this Agreement. Business Associate agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Business Associate of a use or disclosure of Protected Health Information by Business Associate in violation of the requirements of this Agreement. d. Business Associate agrees to report to Covered Entity any use or disclosure of the Protected Health Information not provided for by this Agreement of which it becomes aware. e. Business Associate agrees to ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides Protected Health Information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of Covered Entity agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through this Agreement to Business Associate with respect to such information. f. Business Associate agrees to provide access, at the request of Covered Entity, to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set to Covered Entity or, as directed by Covered Entity, to an Individual in order to meet the requirements under 45 CFR 164. 524. g. Business Associate agrees to make any amendment(s) to Protected Health Information in a Designated Record Set that the Covered Entity directs or agrees to pursuant to 45 CFR 164. 526 at the request of Covered Entity or an Individual. h. Business Associate agrees to make internal practices, books, and records, including policies and procedures and Protected Health Information, relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information received from, or created or received by Business Associate on behalf of, Covered Entity available to the Covered Entity, or to the Secretary, in a time and manner designated by the Secretary, for purposes of the Secretary determining Covered Entity's compliance with the Privacy Rule. i. Business Associate agrees to document such disclosures of Protected Health Information and information related to such disclosures as would be required for Covered Entity to respond to a request by an Individual for an accounting of disclosures of Protected Health Information in accordance with 45 CFR 164. 528, and to provide this information to Covered Entity or an Individual to permit such a response. Consolidated Ageement -Final 4. PERMITTED USES AND DISCLOSURES Page 20 of 21 a. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, if the CAAA permits, Business Associate may use or disclose Protected Health Information to perform functions, activities, or services for, or on behalf of, Covered Entity as specified in the CAAA, provided that such use or disclosure: 1) would not violate the Privacy Rule if done by Covered Entity; or 2) would not violate the minimum necessary policies and procedures of the Covered Entity. b. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, if the CAAA permits, Business Associate may use Protected Health Information for the proper management and administration of the Business Associate or to carry out the legal responsibilities of the Business Associate. c. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, if the CAAA pernuts, Business Associate may disclose Protected Health Information for the proper management and administration of the Business Associate, provided that: 1) disclosures are Required By Law; or 2) Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that it will remain confidential and used or further disclosed only as Required By Law or for the purpose for which it was disclosed to the person, and the person notifies the Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached. d. Except as otherwise limited in this Agreement, if the CAAA permits, Business Associate may use Protected Health Information to provide data aggregation services to Covered Entity as permitted by 42 CFR 164. 504(e)(2)(i)(B). e. Notwithstanding the foregoing. provisions, Business Associate may not use or disclose Protected Health Information if the use or disclosure would violate any term of the CAAA. 5. TERM AND TERMINATION a. Term. The Term of this Agreement shall be effective as of the effective date stated above and shall terminate when the CAAA terminates. b. Termination for Cause. Upon Covered Entity's knowledge of a material breach by Business Associate, Covered Entity may, at its option: 1) Provide an opportunity for Business Associate to cure the breach or end the violation, and terminate this Agreement if Business Associate does not cure the breach or end the violation within the time specified by Covered Entity; 2) Immediately terminate this Agreement; or 3) If neither termination nor cure are feasible, report the violation to the Secretary as provided in the Privacy Rule. c. Effect of Termination. 1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this section or in the CAAA, upon termination of this Agreement, for any reason, Business Associate shall return or destroy all Protected Health Information received from Covered Entity, or created or received by Business Consolidated Ageement -Final Page 21 of 21 Associate on behalf of Covered Entity. This provision shall apply to Protected Health Information that is in the possession of subcontractors or agents of Business Associate. Business Associate shall retain no copies of the Protected Health Information. 2) In the event that Business Associate determines that returning or destroying the Protected Health Information is not feasible, Business Associate shall provide to Covered Entity notification of the conditions that make return or destruction not feasible. Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to such Protected Health Information and limit further uses and disclosures of such Protected Health Information to those purposes that make the return or destruction infeasible, for so long as Business Associate maintains such Protected Health Information. 3. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS a. This Agreement amends and is part of the CAAA. b. Except as provided in this Agreement, all terms and conditions of the CAAA shall remain in force and shall apply to this Agreement as if set forth fully herein. c. In the event of a conflict in terms between this Agreement and the CAAA, the interpretation that is in accordance with the Privacy Rule shall prevail. In the event that a conflict then remains, the CAAA terms shall prevail so long as they are in accordance with the Privacy Rule. d. A breach of this Agreement by Business Associate shall be considered sufficient basis- for Covered Entity to terminate the CAAA for cause. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA LOCAL SIGNATURES Health Directo Date ~~~~ Finance Officer i a.,~8' ate .~ } ,i1 ~ ~ ~ n U' Lli ~ ~ Chairman of County Commissioners Date (When required) ' ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973. TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972. AND THE AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1975 The Applicant provides this assurance in consideration of and for the purpose of obtaining Federal grants, loans, contracts, property, discotmts or other Federal finandal assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services. THE APPLICANT HEREBY AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH: 1. T1Ue VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L 88-352), as amended, and all requirements imposed by or pursuant b the Regulatbn of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 C.F.R. Part 80), to the end that, in accordance with Title VI of that Act and the Regulation, no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, cobr, or natlona! origin, be exduded from partidpation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjeded . to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Applicant receives Federal financial assistance from the Department. 2. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-112), as amended, and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Regulation of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 C.F.R. Part 84), to the end that, in accordance with Section 504 of that Act and the Regulation, no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from partidpation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjeded to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Applicant receives Federal financial assistance from the Department 3. Title IX of the educational Amendments of 1972 (Pub. L 92-318), as amended, and ali nequirements unposed by or pursuant to the Regulation of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 C.F.R. Part 86), to the end that, in accordance with Title IX and the Regulation, no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity for which the Applicant receives Federal financial assistance from the Department. 4. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Pub. L. 94.135), as amended, and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Regulator of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 C.F.R. Part 91), to the end that, in accordance with the Act and the Regulation, no person in the United States shall, on the basis of age. be denied the benefits of, be exduded from partidpation in, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Applicant receives Federal financial assistance from the Department The Applicant agrees that compliance with this assurance constitutes a condition of continued receipt of Federal financial assistance, and that it is binding upon the Applicant, its suxessors, transferees and assignees for the period during which such assistance is provided. If any real property or structure thereon is provided or improved with the aid of Federal financial assistance extended to the Applicant by the Department. this assurance shall obligate the Applicant, or in the case of any transfer of such property, any transferee, for the period during which the real property or structure is used for a purpose for which the Federal financial assistance is extended or for another purpose involving the provision of similar services or benefits. If any personal property is so provided, this assurance shall obligate the Applicant for the period during which it retains ownership or possession of the property. The Applicant further recognizes and agrees that the United States shall have the right to seek judidal enforcement of this assurance. The person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) below is/are authorized to sign this assurance, and commit the Applicant to the above provisions. ~, '~ ,i 3 ~ ~ 'U~i~it~r°t ~~ , /D Dat Signature and title of Authorizgrf fficial Chdl r, Board Of County C~Drfititti SSl Oil Name of Applicant Redpient range ounty Health Department 300 'tiloct Try,Rn C#~pet street Hillsborough NG 2727ffi City, State, 2Ip Code Fonn HHS-690 S/97 1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING The undersigned certifics, to the best of his or her Irnowledge and belief, that: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form SF-LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with iu instructions. 3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award document for subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgranu, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) who receive federal funds of $100,000,00 or more and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000.00 and not more than $100,000.00 for_ each such failure. Health Director Signature "Title Orange County Health Department ~ "7'' l Agency/Organization Date (Certification signature should be same as Contract signature.) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUh"TARY EXCLUSION-LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS (Note: The phrase "prospective lower tier participaot;' means providers nnder contract with the Division.) 1. By signing and submitting this document, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below. 2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of the fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction w; ~ entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originate may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. 3. The prospective lower tier participant will provide immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. 4. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," "participant," "person," "primary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549, 45 CFR Part 76. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations. 5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, determined ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated. 6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this document that it will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-- Lower Tier Covered Transaction," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions. 7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency of which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List. 8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. 9. Except for transactions authorized in paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension, and/or debarment. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions (1) .The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this document, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspend, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, nor voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal deparanent or agency. (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. ~M ,, J /~~17 ~1'/1?1.~~~~ Health Director Signature V Title Orange Couty Health Department ~'" / ~ / O Agency/Organization Date -T~ (Certification signature should be same as Contract signature.) .+ , a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DMSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS I. By execution of this Agreement the Contractor certifies that it will provide adrug-free workplace by: A. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the Contractor's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; B. Establishing adrug-free awareness program to inform employees about: (i) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) The Contractor's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (4) The penalties that maybe imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; C. Making it a requirement that each employee be engaged in the performance of the agreement be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); D. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the agreement, the employee will: (l) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (2) Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such conviction; E. Notifying the Department within ten days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction; F. Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted: (l) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination; or (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a-drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; and Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain adrug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). ~` CERTffICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREIvIENTS Page 2 11. The site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the specific agreement are listed below: 1. 300~West Trvon Street (Street address) Hillsbocouah, NC 27278 (City, county, state, zip code) 2. 2501 HotnesteadRoad (Street address) Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (City, county, state, iip code) Contractor will inform the Department of any additional sites for performance of work under this agreement. False certification or violation of the certification shall be grounds for suspension of payment, suspension or termination of grams, or government-wide Federal suspension or debarment (Section 4 CFR Part 85, Section 85.61 S and 8 620). EXECUTED BY CONTRALTO AUTHORIZED OFFICER inn wept Tr~~-Street ADDRESS Hillsbrough, NC 27278 (Certification signature should be same as Contract signature.) DA ~~.: ~ ..`~ r DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DMSION OF PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements Public Law l 03-227, Part C-Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act), requires that smoking not be permitted in any portion of any indoor facility owned or leased or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or regularly for the provision of health, day care, education, or library services to children under the age of l 8, if the services are funded by Federal programs either directly or through State or local governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to children's services provided in private residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol treatment. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law may result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to S 1,000.00 per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the responsible entity. By signing and submitting this application, the Contractor certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The Contractor further agrees that it will require the language of this certification be included in any subawards that contain provisions for children's services and that all subgrantees shall ce accordingly. ~ Health Director Signature Title Orange Countv Health De{~arttnent Agency/Organization Date (Certification signature should be same as Contract signature.)