Common use of Affiliation Group Representatives Clause in Contracts

Affiliation Group Representatives. “Affiliation Group” shall mean (i) all those Non-Federal Participants who are eligible to Transact Message Content in connection with a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement issued by the same Federal agency; or (ii) a Federal Participant and those Non-Federal Participants who are Transacting Message Content with it. By way of example only, all those Non-Federal Participants who are eligible to Transact Message Content in connection with a contract issued by ONC would be considered an “Affiliation Group.” By way of example only, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and those Non-Federal Participants who are Transacting Message Content with SSA would be considered an “Affiliation Group.” Annually, each Affiliation Group shall be entitled to select one individual to serve as the Affiliation Group’s representative on the Coordinating Committee. The initial term of an Affiliation Group representative shall commence upon that person’s selection by the Affiliation Group and end on September 30th of the following year. After this initial term, the selected representative of an Affiliation Group shall serve a one-year term from October 1 of one year until September 30th of the following year. The Coordinating Committee shall adopt Operating Policies and Procedures to define the manner in which the selection of a representative of an Affiliation Group is conducted. The selected individual shall be either an employee or contractor of a Participant in that Affiliation Group. If the selected individual ceases to be an employee or contractor of a Participant in that Affiliation Group, the Affiliation Group shall be entitled to select a new representative on the Coordinating Committee to serve the remaining term of that individual. The Coordinating Committee is authorized to adopt, pursuant to the process in Section 11.03, Operating Policies and Procedures to allow one or more Affiliation Groups to each select more than one representative if the number of Participants in the smallest Affiliation Group is less than 25% of the number of Participants in the largest Affiliation Group. In no case, however, may the Coordinating Committee adopt Operating Policies and Procedures that expand membership of the Coordinating Committee beyond twenty-one voting members.

Affiliation Group Representatives. “Affiliation Group” shall mean (i) all those Non-Federal Participants who are eligible to Transact Message Content in connection with a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement issued by the same Federal agency; or (ii) a Federal Participant and those Non-Federal Participants who are Transacting Message Content with it. By way of example only, all those Non-Federal Participants who are eligible to Transact Message Content in connection with a contract issued by ONC would be considered an “Affiliation GroupG roup.” By way of example only, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and those Non-Federal Participants who are Transacting Message Content with SSA would be considered an “Affiliation Group.” Annually, each Affiliation Group shall be entitled to select one individual to serve as the Affiliation Group’s representative on the Coordinating Committee. The initial term of an Affiliation Group representative shall commence upon that person’s selection by the Affiliation Group and end on September 30th of the following year. After this initial term, the selected representative of an Affiliation Group shall serve a one-year term from October 1 of one year until September 30th of the following year. The Coordinating Committee shall adopt Operating Policies and Procedures to define the manner in which the selection of a representative of an Affiliation Group is conducted. The selected individual shall be either an employee or contractor of a Participant in that Affiliation Group. If the selected individual ceases to be an employee or contractor of a Participant in that Affiliation Group, the Affiliation Group shall be entitled to select a new representative on the Coordinating Committee to serve the remaining term of that individual. The Coordinating Committee is authorized to adopt, pursuant to the process in Section 11.03, Operating Policies and Procedures to allow one or more Affiliation Groups to each select more than one representative if the number of Participants in the smallest Affiliation Group is less than 25% of the number of Participants in the largest Affiliation Group. In no case, however, may the Coordinating Committee adopt Operating Policies and Procedures that expand membership of the Coordinating Committee beyond twenty-one voting members.