Independent Monitor. Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Extendicare shall retain an appropriately qualified monitoring team (the “Monitor”), selected by OIG after consultation with Extendicare. The Monitor may retain additional personnel, including, but not limited to, independent consultants, if needed to help meet the Monitor’s obligations under this CIA. The Monitor may confer and correspond with Extendicare or OIG individually or together. The Monitor and Extendicare shall not negotiate or enter into a financial relationship, other than the monitoring engagement required by this section, until after the date of OIG’s CIA closure letter to Extendicare or six months after the expiration of this CIA, whichever is later. The Monitor is not an agent of OIG. However, the Monitor may be removed by OIG at its sole discretion. If the Monitor resigns or is removed for any other reasons prior to the termination of the CIA, Extendicare shall retain, within 60 days of the resignation or removal, another Monitor selected by OIG, with the same functions and authorities.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement, Integrity Agreement, Corporate Integrity Agreement
Independent Monitor. Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Extendicare UHS shall retain an appropriately qualified monitoring team (the “Monitor”), selected by OIG after consultation with ExtendicareUHS. The Monitor may retain additional personnel, including, including but not limited to, to independent consultants, if needed to help meet the Monitor’s obligations under this CIA. The Monitor may confer and correspond with Extendicare UHS or OIG individually or together. The Monitor and Extendicare UHS shall not negotiate or enter into a financial relationship, other than the monitoring engagement required by this section, and the Monitor shall refrain from recruiting or hiring any employee of UHS until after the date of OIG’s CIA closure letter to Extendicare UHS or six months after the expiration of this CIA, whichever is later. The Monitor is not an agent of OIG. However, the Monitor may be removed by OIG at its sole discretion. If the Monitor resigns or is removed for any other reasons prior to the termination of the CIA, Extendicare UHS shall retain, within 60 days of the resignation or removal, another Monitor selected by OIG, with the same functions and authorities.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement, Corporate Integrity Agreement (Universal Health Services Inc)
Independent Monitor. Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Extendicare Vanguard shall retain an appropriately qualified monitoring team (the “Monitor”), selected by OIG after consultation with ExtendicareVanguard. The Monitor may retain additional personnel, including, including but not limited to, to independent consultants, if needed to help meet the Monitor’s obligations under this CIA. The Monitor may confer and correspond with Extendicare Vanguard or OIG individually or together. The Monitor and Extendicare Vanguard shall not negotiate or enter into a financial relationship, other than the monitoring engagement required by this section, until after the date of OIG’s CIA closure letter to Extendicare Vanguard or six months after the expiration of this CIA, whichever is later. The Monitor is not an agent of OIG. However, the Monitor may be removed by OIG at its sole discretion. If the Monitor resigns or is removed for any other reasons prior to the termination of the CIA, Extendicare Vanguard shall retain, within 60 days of the resignation or removal, another Monitor selected by OIG, with the same functions and authorities.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement
Independent Monitor. Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Extendicare Xxxx shall retain an appropriately qualified monitoring team (the “Monitor”), selected by OIG after consultation with ExtendicareXxxx. The Monitor may retain additional personnel, including, including but not limited to, to independent consultants, if needed to help meet the Monitor’s obligations under this CIA. The Monitor may confer and correspond with Extendicare Sava or OIG individually or together. The Monitor and Extendicare Xxxx shall not negotiate or enter into a financial relationship, other than the monitoring engagement required by this section, and the Monitor shall refrain from recruiting or hiring any employee of Sava until after the date of OIG’s CIA closure letter to Extendicare Xxxx or six months after the expiration of this CIA, whichever is later. The Monitor is not an agent of OIG. However, the Monitor may be removed by OIG at its sole discretion. If the Monitor resigns or is removed for any other reasons prior to the termination of the CIA, Extendicare Xxxx shall retain, within 60 days of the resignation or removal, another Monitor selected by OIG, with the same functions and authorities.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement
Independent Monitor. Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Extendicare Respironics shall retain an appropriately qualified monitoring team (the “Monitor”), selected by OIG after consultation with ExtendicareRespironics. The Monitor may retain additional personnel, including, including but not limited to, to independent consultants, if needed to help meet the Monitor’s obligations requirements under this CIA, provided the Monitor first consults with Respironics and OIG to explain the need for the additional personnel. The Monitor may confer and correspond with Extendicare Respironics or OIG individually or together. The Monitor and Extendicare Respironics shall not negotiate or enter into a financial relationship, other than the monitoring engagement required by this section, until after and the date Monitor shall refrain from recruiting or hiring any employee of OIG’s CIA closure letter to Extendicare or six months after Respironics during the expiration term of this CIA, whichever is later. The Monitor is not an agent of OIG. However, the Monitor may be removed by OIG at its sole discretion. If the Monitor resigns or is removed for any other reasons by OIG prior to the termination of the CIA, Extendicare Respironics shall retain, within 60 days of the resignation or removal, another Monitor selected by OIG, with the same functions and authorities.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement
Independent Monitor. Within 60 days after the Effective Date, Extendicare Vanguard shall retain an appropriately qualified monitoring team (the “Monitor”), selected by OIG after consultation with ExtendicareVanguard. The Monitor may retain additional personnel, including, including but not limited to, to independent consultants, if needed to help meet the Monitor’s 's obligations under this CIA. The Monitor may confer and correspond with Extendicare Vanguard or OIG individually or together. The Monitor and Extendicare Vanguard shall not negotiate or enter into a financial relationship, other than the monitoring engagement required by this section, until after the date of OIG’s 's CIA closure letter to Extendicare Vanguard or six months after the expiration of this CIA, whichever is later. The Monitor is not an agent of OIG. However, the Monitor may be removed by OIG at its sole discretion. If the Monitor resigns or is removed for any other reasons prior to the termination of the CIA, Extendicare Vanguard shall retain, within 60 days of the resignation or removal, another Monitor selected by OIG, with the same functions and authorities.
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Samples: Corporate Integrity Agreement