Initiation of Dispute Sample Clauses

Initiation of Dispute. Disputes under this section must be initiated in accordance with the fol- lowing procedures and requirements: (i) Disputes must be initiated by sub- mitting a notice of dispute, in writing, to the designated VA official to which notice must be submitted under the terms of the Veterans Care Agreement. The notice of dispute must comply with, and be submitted in accordance with, applicable terms of the Veterans Care Agreement. (ii) The notice of dispute must con- tain all specific assertions or demands, all facts pertinent to the dispute, any specific resolutions or relief sought, and all information and documentation necessary to review and adjudicate the dispute. (iii) The notice of dispute must be re- ceived by the designated VA official to which such notice must be submitted, in accordance with the terms of the Veterans Care Agreement, within 90 calendar days after the accrual of the dispute. For purposes of this para- graph, the accrual of the dispute is the date when all events, that fix the al- leged liability of either VA or the enti- ty or provider and permit the applica- ble demand(s) and assertion(s), were known or should have been known. The term ‘‘accrual of the dispute,’’ as de- fined, has the following meanings in each of the two specific circumstances that follow: (A) When a dispute consists of an en- tity or provider asserting that VA has made payment in an incorrect amount, under circumstances where VA has issued a corresponding payment notice and the entity or provider has received such notice, the accrual of the dispute is the date such notice was received by the entity or provider. (B) When a dispute consists of an en- tity or provider asserting that VA has improperly denied payment to which it is entitled, under circumstances where VA has issued a corresponding denial of

Initiation of Dispute. Resolution Section 6.2 Mediation Section 6.3 Pending Resolution Section 6.4

Initiation of Dispute. If any portion of an amount due to a Party (the “Billing Party”) under this Agreement is subject to a bona fide dispute between the Parties, the Party billed (the “Non- Paying Party”) shall within sixty (60) days of its receipt of the invoice containing such disputed amount give written notice to the Billing Party of the amounts it disputes (“Disputed Amounts”) and include in such notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item, provided, however, that a failure to provide such” notice by that date shall not preclude a Party from subsequently challenging billed charges. The Non-Paying Party shall pay when due (i) all undisputed amounts to the Billing Party and (ii) all Disputed Amounts into an interest bearing escrow account with a third party escrow agent mutually agreed upon by the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party shall be entitled to dispute only those charges for which the Bill Due Date was within the immediately preceding twelve (12) months of the date on which the other Party received notice of such Disputed Amounts.