Government Requirements Regarding Records for Medicare Members. In addition to the requirements of Sections 5.3.1 and 5.3.2, with respect to Medicare Plans, Provider agrees to maintain Information and Records (as those terms are defined in Section 5.3) for the longer of: (i) ten (10) years from the end of the final contract period of any government contract of Company, (ii) the date the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the U.S. Comptroller General, or their designees complete an audit, or (iii) the period required by applicable laws, rules or regulations. Provider further agrees that, with respect to Medicare Plans, Company and Federal, state and local government authorities having jurisdiction, or their designees, upon request, shall have access to all Information and Records, and that this right of inspection, evaluation and audit of Information and Records shall continue for the longer of (i) ten (10) years from the end of the final contract period of any government contract of Company, (ii) the date HHS, the U.S. Comptroller General, or their designee complete an audit, or (iii) the period required by applicable laws, rules or regulations. This Section 5.3.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, regardless of the cause of termination.
Government Requirements Regarding Records for Medicare Members. In addition to the requirements of Sections 5.3.1 and 5.3.2, with respect to Medicare Members, Laboratory agrees to maintain Information and Records (as those terms are defined in Section 5.3) for a period of: (i) ten (10) years from the date the parties terminate this contract or any government contract related to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Plus, (ii) the date the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the U.S. Comptroller General, or their designees complete an audit, or (iii) the period required by applicable laws, rules or regulations. Laboratory further agrees that, with respect to Medicare Members, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Plus and Federal, state and local government authorities having jurisdiction, or their designees, upon request, shall have access to all Information and Records, and that this right of inspection, evaluation and audit of Information and Records shall continue for the longer of (i) ten (10) years from the end of the final contract period, (ii) the date HHS, the U.S. Comptroller General, or their designee complete an audit, or (iii) the period required by applicable laws, rules or regulations. This Section 5.3.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, regardless of the cause of termination.
Government Requirements Regarding Records for Medicare Members. In addition to the requirements of Sections 5.3.1 and 5.3.2, with respect to Medicare Plans, Facility agrees to maintain Information and Records (as those terms are defined in Section 5.3) for the longer of: (i) ten (10) years from the end of the final contract period of any government contract of Company,
Government Requirements Regarding Records for Medicare Members. In addition to the requirements of Sections 5.3.1 and 5.3.2, with respect to Medicare Plans, Facility, on behalf of itself and any Provider Related Parties, agrees to provide Company and HHS, the Comptroller General or their designees (collectively, “Permitted Parties”) access to all Information and Records (as defined in Section 5.3.2), and that this right of inspection, evaluation and audit will continue for the longer of: (i) a period of ten (10) years from the final date of the Final Contract Period of any contract between Company and CMS to offer Medicare Plans, or (ii) the completion of any audit. Facility also agrees to maintain Information and Records for the longer of: (i) ten (10) years from the final date of the Final Contract Period of any contract between Company and CMS to offer Medicare Plans, or (ii) the completion of any audit. In addition, to the extent applicable to Facility, Facility, on behalf of itself and any Provider Related Parties, agrees to comply with 42 C.F.R. § 422.2480(c) and to maintain all Information and Records containing data used by Company to calculate Medicare Medical Loss Ratios (“MLRs”) for Company’s Medicare Plans and/or evidence needed by Company and/or federal governmental authorities with jurisdiction to validate MLRs (collectively, “MLR Information and Documentation”) for a minimum of ten (10) years from the date such MLRs were reported by Company to CMS. Facility further agrees that, with respect to Medicare Plans, Company, federal governmental authorities having jurisdiction, and their designees, upon request, shall have access to all MLR Information and Records, and that this right of inspection, evaluation and audit of MLR Information and Records shall continue for a minimum of ten (10) years from the date such MLRs were reported by Company to CMS. This Section 5.3.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, regardless of the cause of termination.
