Common use of Payment Rates Clause in Contracts

Payment Rates. A. Submit an invoice to DARS that includes the following information: • Contractor’s Legal Name, • State of Texas Vendor number or federal tax Identification number, • Remit-to address, • Contractor's Telephone number, • Invoice number, • DARS Contract Number, • Interpreter Name and Certificate level(s) for each individual assignment, • State agency name of requestor, • Location(s) per assignment, • Extensions of charges (including hourly rate), • Invoice total, • Date(s) and time(s) of assignment per interpreter (in 15 minute increments) Invoices shall be submitted to: DHHS, PO Box 12904, Austin, Texas 78711. B. DARS will make payment on a properly prepared and submitted invoice, in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act, Texas Government Code §2251. Invoices are to be submitted on a monthly basis in compliance with the following procedure: The invoice shall comply with all applicable state requirements or may be rejected for payment until Contractor provides conforming invoices. The invoice shall meet Contract requirements, shall be supported by other documentation submitted and shall be subject to DARS approval. All services shall be performed to DARS satisfaction, and DARS shall not be liable for any payment pursuant to the Contract for services that are unsatisfactory and that have not been approved by DARS. DARS DHHS hereby agrees to: 1. pay for communication access services at an hourly rate that shall conform to and shall not exceed the established rates set by DARS, see http://www:xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/services/agencyservices.shtml HHSC for Region and Level; and 2. contact the Contractor and provide notice of upcoming changes to be published on the website at least 35 days in advance of the effective date of any change. (Revisions to the Interpreting Rate Schedule are typically made at the beginning of each state fiscal year.) C. Program and financial information must be submitted to DARS DHHS by the 10th of the following month for each month of the contract period and must contain the established reporting information.