Agreement Binding This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
Agreement Binding on Successors This Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors of each of the Parties.
EFFECTIVE AND BINDING AGREEMENT Parkland and OIG agree as follows: A. This CIA shall be binding on the successors, assigns, and transferees of Parkland. B. This CIA shall become final and binding on the date the final signature is obtained on the CIA. C. This CIA constitutes the complete agreement between the parties and may not be amended except by written consent of the parties to this CIA. X. XXX may agree to a suspension of Parkland’s obligations under this CIA based on a certification by Parkland that it is no longer providing health care items or services that will be billed to any Federal health care program and that it does not have any ownership or control interest, as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-3, in any entity that bills any Federal health care program. If Parkland is relieved of its CIA obligations, Parkland will be required to notify OIG in writing at least 30 days in advance if Parkland plans to resume providing health care items or services that are billed to any Federal health care program or to obtain an ownership or control interest in any entity that bills any Federal health care program. At such time, OIG shall evaluate whether the CIA will be reactivated or modified. E. The undersigned Parkland signatories represent and warrant that they are authorized to execute this CIA. The undersigned OIG signatory represents that he is signing this CIA in his official capacity and that he is authorized to execute this CIA. F. This CIA may be executed in counterparts, each of which constitutes an original and all of which constitute one and the same CIA. Facsimiles of signatures shall constitute acceptable, binding signatures for purposes of this CIA. /Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx/ 5/24/13 XXXXXX X. XXXXX DATE Interim Chief Executive Officer Parkland Health and Hospital System /Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx/ 5/24/13 XXXX X. XXXXXXX, MS, CPA, CHC DATE Sr. Vice President/Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Parkland Health and Hospital System /Xxxx X. Xxxxxx/ 5/24/13 XXXX X. XXXXXX DATE General Counsel Parkland Health and Hospital System /Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx/ 5/28/13 XXXXX X. XXXXXXX DATE Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx, LLP Counsel for Parkland /Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx/ 5/30/13 XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX DATE Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs Office of Inspector General U. S. Department of Health and Human Services /Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Berlin/ 5/28/13 XXXXXX X. XXXXXX BERLIN DATE Senior Counsel Office of Inspector General U. S. Department of Health and Human Services /Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx/ 5/28/13 XXXXXXXXX XXXXX DATE Associate Counsel Office of Inspector General U. S. Department of Health and Human Services A. Billing IRO Engagement 1. Parkland shall engage a Billing IRO that possesses the qualifications set forth in Paragraph B, below, to perform the responsibilities in Paragraph C, below. The Billing IRO shall conduct the review in a professionally independent and objective fashion, as set forth in Paragraph D. Within 30 days after OIG receives the information identified in Section V.A.14 of the CIA or any additional information submitted by Parkland in response to a request by OIG, whichever is later, OIG will notify Parkland if the IRO is unacceptable. Absent notification from OIG that the Billing IRO is unacceptable, Parkland may continue to engage the Billing IRO. 2. If Parkland engages a new Billing IRO during the term of the CIA, this IRO shall also meet the requirements of this Appendix. If a new Billing IRO is engaged, Parkland shall submit the information identified in Section V.A.14 of the CIA to OIG within 30 days of engagement of the IRO. Within 30 days after OIG receives this information or any additional information submitted by Parkland at the request of OIG, whichever is later, OIG will notify Parkland if the IRO is unacceptable. Absent notification from OIG that the Billing IRO is unacceptable, Parkland may continue to engage the IRO.