Exclusion Requirements. The Contractor agrees that it will comply with federal provisions (pursuant to §§ 1128 and 1156 of the Social Security Act and 42 C.F.R. 1001) that prohibit payments under certain federal health care programs to any individual or entity that is on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities maintained by DHHS. By executing this contract, the Contractor affirmatively declares that neither it nor any employee is, to the best of its knowledge, subject to exclusion. The Contractor agrees, further, during the term of this contract, to check the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities prior to hiring or assigning individuals to work on this Contract, and to notify the Department immediately of any identification of the Contractor or an individual employee as excluded, and of any DHHS action or proposed action to exclude the Contractor or any Contractor employee.
Exclusion Requirements. The Contractor agrees that it will comply with federal provisions (pursuant to §§ 1128 and 1156 of the Social Security Act and 42 C.F.R. 1001) that prohibit payments under certain federal health care programs to any individual or entity that is on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities maintained by DHHS. By executing this contract, the Contractor affirmatively declares that neither it nor any employee is, to the best of its knowledge, subject to exclusion. The Contractor agrees, further, during the term of this contract, to check the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities prior to hiring or assigning individuals to work on this Contract, and to notify the Department immediately of any identification of the Contractor or an individual employee as excluded, and of any DHHS action or proposed action to exclude the Contractor or any Contractor employee. (HIPAA Clauses. One of the following three clauses should be used whenever the contract deals with medical information/records, third party clients or medical billing/payments. Delete any/all clauses if not applicable.) (Option 1 of 3 – Use this clause when the Department unit is not a covered entity. The blank at the beginning would reference any statutory requirement unique to the Department unit/program, or, if there is none, the first two sentences are combined to reference “any applicable law or regulation …”) :
Exclusion Requirements. [[Keep this section if this Contract is for a federally-funded contracts involving healthcare entities or individuals, the employment of healthcare entities or individuals, or subcontracting with healthcare entities or individuals that may be named on the DHHS List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. Otherwise, delete this section and its heading, renumbering any subsequent sections.]] The Contractor agrees that it will comply with federal provisions (pursuant to §§ 1128 and 1156 of the Social Security Act and 42 C.F.R. 1001) that prohibit payments under certain federal health care programs to any individual or entity that is on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities maintained by DHHS. By executing this Contract, the Contractor affirmatively declares that neither it nor any employee is, to the best of its knowledge, subject to exclusion. The Contractor agrees, further, during the term of this Contract, to check the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities prior to hiring or assigning individuals to work on this Contract, and to notify the <<typeofAgency>> immediately of any identification of the Contractor or an individual employee as excluded, and of any DHHS action or proposed action to exclude the Contractor or any Contractor employee. <<43.>> Compliance with federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and State Confidentiality Law [[If this Contract falls within the mandates of HIPAA, choose only 1 of the following options, otherwise, insert the following language and delete the remaining subsections.]] HIPAA clauses do not apply to this Contract. [[Medical Option 1 of 3 – Use this section when the Agency is not a covered entity. The blank at the beginning would reference any statutory requirement unique to the <<typeofAgency>> unit/program, or, if there is none, the first two sentences are combined to reference “any applicable law or regulation “as follows: “The Contractor agrees to keep information obtained in the course of this Contract confidential in compliance with any applicable State and federal regulation.”]] The Contractor agrees to keep information obtained in the course of this Contract confidential in compliance with . The Contractor agrees further to comply with any applicable State and federal confidentiality requirements regarding collection, maintenance, and use of health, personally identifiable, and financial information. This includes, where appropriate, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountabil...
