Access to Vendor Records. 14.4.1 To the extent the requirements of 42 C.F.R. § 420.300 et seq. are applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Vendor shall make available to the Secretary of HHS, the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and their authorized representatives, all contracts, books, documents and records relating to the nature and extent of charges hereunder until the expiration of six (6) years after Products and Services are furnished under this Agreement if Products or Services are of the type reimbursable under Medicare or any other government healthcare program.
Access to Vendor Records. The Vendor agrees to provide at no cost to the following entities or their designees with prompt, reasonable, and adequate access to the Company and the Agreement and any records, books, documents, and papers that relate to the Company and the Agreement and/or the Vendor’s performance of its responsibilities under this contract for purposes of examination, audit, investigation, contract administration, the making of copies, excerpts or transcripts, or any other purpose NC DHHS deems necessary for contract enforcement or to perform its regulatory functions: i. The United States Department of Health and Human Services or its designee; ii. The Comptroller General of the United States or its designee; iii. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), its Medicaid managed care program personnel, or its designee; iv. The Office of Inspector General; v. North Carolina Department of Justice Medicaid Investigations Division; vi. Any independent verification and validation contractor, audit firm, or quality assurance contractor acting on behalf of NC DHHS; vii. The North Carolina Office of State Auditor, or its designee; viii. A state or federal law enforcement agency; ix. And any other state or federal entity identified by NC DHHS, or any other entity engaged by NC DHHS. The Vendor shall cooperate with all announced and unannounced site visits, audits, investigations, post-payment reviews, or other program integrity activities conducted by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the ability of the federal government, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Justice, or any of the foregoing entities' contractors or agents, to enforce federal requirements for the submission of documentation in response to an audit or investigation.
