Common use of RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH AGENCY Clause in Contracts

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH AGENCY. Each agency is responsible for clarifying the relationship between the two agencies, and for defining the areas of responsibility for serving individuals with disabilities. • The Assistant State Superintendent in Rehabilitation Services, through DORS staff members (the DORS Regional Director, Program Manager and the Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs); and the Executive Director (hereafter referred to as Director) of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING or designee, shall act as the liaisons for this Cooperative Agreement (Appendix 3 – Liaisons for the Cooperative Agreement). The staff members identified will: o Develop procedures, evaluate policies and procedures, and ensure continuity of working relationships; and o Define the working relationship of the two agencies as a part of the orientation training course for new staff members. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING may maintain the appropriate, current 14(c) FLSA certificate issued by the Department of Labor as allowed by law if persons served are engaged in work earning less than the minimum wage until October 1, 2020. BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs which hold a valid section 14(c) FLSA certificate may not provide the information, counseling or documentation required by section 511 of the Act and 34 C.F.R. §397. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING will exchange information and access to records of services of persons jointly served including information about eligibility, service provision and outcomes in order to provide an effective and efficient working relationship. Each agency shall preserve the confidentiality of the record and all exchanges of information and access to records of services of persons served shall be in accordance with the federal privacy act, and all applicable federal and Maryland law. Re-disclosure of confidential personal records provided by DORS to BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING is prohibited except when permitted in accordance with federal or state law. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING will arrange joint training and staff conferences to exchange information concerning functions and responsibilities of staff, in order to effectively meet the needs of individuals served. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs shall assure that training programs and other services are accessible to individuals who are sensory impaired, including deaf and hard of hearing, blind, vision impaired and deaf-blind. The DORS Staff Specialist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Director and staff of the DORS Office for Blindness and Vision Services, will provide or arrange technical assistance as requested. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations required by consumers to access their programs (Appendix 1). • Both DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING are responsible for contacting the person served by mail, phone and/or email three to four days before the projected start date, to confirm the person’s appointment. A record of these contacts shall be retained in the person’s record of services. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING shall not begin providing services requested by DORS until the appropriate authorizations(s) are written and approved by DORS and received by BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. • DORS shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING immediately, in writing (including email), of any changes in DORS original or subsequent plans for the person served if this in any way affects the person’s program or funding for the program at BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. • The BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING Director or designee shall notify the DORS counselor by phone, email or in person whenever the person served is absent from his/her program three successive days. • Prior to the completion of services purchased from BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING or implementation of a change in program, BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING shall notify the DORS counselor and the person served by phone, letter or email or in person. • The DORS counselor shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING whenever a person served has been placed in competitive employment. • This Cooperative Agreement shall be reviewed as needed, and prior to expiration by the DORS Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs, DORS Field Services and Office for Blindness & Vision Services staff, and a representative of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. If changes are needed during the period of the Agreement, it may be amended. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING shall maintain adequate professional and general liability insurance to protect persons served referred by DORS. • This Agreement shall not create any rights, including without limitation third party beneficiary rights, in any person, including persons served by DORS, or entity not a party to this Agreement.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH AGENCY. Each agency is responsible for clarifying the relationship between the two agencies, and for defining the areas of responsibility for serving individuals with disabilities. • The Assistant State Superintendent in Rehabilitation Services, through DORS staff members (the DORS Regional Director, Program Manager and the Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs); and the Executive Director (hereafter referred to as Director) of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC or designee, shall act as the liaisons for this Cooperative Agreement (Appendix 3 – Liaisons for the Cooperative Agreement). The staff members identified will: o Develop procedures, evaluate policies and procedures, and ensure continuity of working relationships; and o Define the working relationship of the two agencies as a part of the orientation training course for new staff members. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC may maintain the appropriate, current 14(c) FLSA certificate issued by the Department of Labor as allowed by law if persons served are engaged in work earning less than the minimum wage until October 1, 2020. BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs XXXXX’S HOUSE INC which hold a valid section 14(c) FLSA certificate may not provide the information, counseling or documentation required by section 511 of the Act and 34 C.F.R. §397. N/A • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC will exchange information and access to records of services of persons jointly served including information about eligibility, service provision and outcomes in order to provide an effective and efficient working relationship. Each agency shall preserve the confidentiality of the record and all exchanges of information and access to records of services of persons served shall be in accordance with the federal privacy act, and all applicable federal and Maryland law. Re-disclosure of confidential personal records provided by DORS to BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC is prohibited except when permitted in accordance with federal or state law. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC will arrange joint training and staff conferences to exchange information concerning functions and responsibilities of staff, in order to effectively meet the needs of individuals served. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs XXXXX’S HOUSEs shall assure that training programs and other services are accessible to individuals who are sensory impaired, including deaf and hard of hearing, blind, vision impaired and deaf-blind. The DORS Staff Specialist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Director and staff of the DORS Office for Blindness and Vision Services, will provide or arrange technical assistance as requested. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations required by consumers to access their programs (Appendix 1). • Both DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC are responsible for contacting the person served by mail, phone and/or email three to four days before the projected start date, to confirm the person’s appointment. A record of these contacts shall be retained in the person’s record of services. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC shall not begin providing services requested by DORS until the appropriate authorizations(s) are written and approved by DORS and received by BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGXXXXX’S HOUSE INC. • DORS shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC immediately, in writing (including email), of any changes in DORS original or subsequent plans for the person served if this in any way affects the person’s program or funding for the program at BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGLYDIA’S HOUSE INC. • The BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC’s Director or designee shall notify the DORS counselor by phone, email or in person whenever the person served is absent from his/her program three successive days. • Prior to the completion of services purchased from BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC or implementation of a change in program, BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC shall notify the DORS counselor and the person served by phone, letter or email or in person. • The DORS counselor shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC whenever a person served has been placed in competitive employment. • This Cooperative Agreement shall be reviewed as needed, and prior to expiration by the DORS Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs, DORS Field Services and Office for Blindness & Vision Services staff, and a representative of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGXXXXX’S HOUSE INC. If changes are needed during the period of the Agreement, it may be amended. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXX’S HOUSE INC shall maintain adequate professional and general liability insurance to protect persons served referred by DORS. • This Agreement shall not create any rights, including without limitation third party beneficiary rights, in any person, including persons served by DORS, or entity not a party to this Agreement.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH AGENCY. Each agency is responsible for clarifying the relationship between the two agencies, and for defining the areas of responsibility for serving individuals with disabilities. • The Assistant State Superintendent in Rehabilitation Services, through DORS staff members (the DORS Regional Director, Program Manager and the Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs); and the Executive Director (hereafter referred to as Director) of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC or designee, shall act as the liaisons for this Cooperative Agreement (Appendix 3 – Liaisons for the Cooperative Agreement). The staff members identified will: o Develop procedures, evaluate policies and procedures, and ensure continuity of working relationships; and o Define the working relationship of the two agencies as a part of the orientation training course for new staff members. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC may maintain the appropriate, current 14(c) FLSA certificate issued by the Department of Labor as allowed by law if persons served are engaged in work earning less than the minimum wage until October 1, 2020. BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs KEN’S KREW, INCs which hold a valid section 14(c) FLSA certificate may not provide the information, counseling or documentation required by section 511 of the Act and 34 C.F.R. §397. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC will exchange information and access to records of services of persons jointly served including information about eligibility, service provision and outcomes in order to provide an effective and efficient working relationship. Each agency shall preserve the confidentiality of the record and all exchanges of information and access to records of services of persons served shall be in accordance with the federal privacy act, and all applicable federal and Maryland law. Re-disclosure of confidential personal records provided by DORS to BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC is prohibited except when permitted in accordance with federal or state law. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC will arrange joint training and staff conferences to exchange information concerning functions and responsibilities of staff, in order to effectively meet the needs of individuals served. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs KEN’S KREW, INCs shall assure that training programs and other services are accessible to individuals who are sensory impaired, including deaf and hard of hearing, blind, vision impaired and deaf-blind. The DORS Staff Specialist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Director and staff of the DORS Office for Blindness and Vision Services, will provide or arrange technical assistance as requested. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations required by consumers to access their programs (Appendix 1). • Both DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC are responsible for contacting the person served by mail, phone and/or email three to four days before the projected start date, to confirm the person’s appointment. A record of these contacts shall be retained in the person’s record of services. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC shall not begin providing services requested by DORS until the appropriate authorizations(s) are written and approved by DORS and received by BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGKEN’S KREW, INC. • DORS shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC immediately, in writing (including email), of any changes in DORS original or subsequent plans for the person served if this in any way affects the person’s program or funding for the program at BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGKEN’S KREW, INC. • The BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC Director or designee shall notify the DORS counselor by phone, email or in person whenever the person served is absent from his/her program three successive days. • Prior to the completion of services purchased from BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC or implementation of a change in program, BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC shall notify the DORS counselor and the person served by phone, letter or email or in person. • The DORS counselor shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC whenever a person served has been placed in competitive employment. • This Cooperative Agreement shall be reviewed as needed, and prior to expiration by the DORS Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs, DORS Field Services and Office for Blindness & Vision Services staff, and a representative of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGKEN’S KREW, INC. If changes are needed during the period of the Agreement, it may be amended. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING KEN’S KREW, INC shall maintain adequate professional and general liability insurance to protect persons served referred by DORS. • This Agreement shall not create any rights, including without limitation third party beneficiary rights, in any person, including persons served by DORS, or entity not a party to this Agreement.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH AGENCY. Each agency is responsible for clarifying the relationship between the two agencies, and for defining the areas of responsibility for serving individuals with disabilities. • The Assistant State Superintendent in Rehabilitation Services, through DORS staff members (the DORS Regional Director, Program Manager and the Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs); and the Executive Director (hereafter referred to as Director) of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. or designee, shall act as the liaisons for this Cooperative Agreement (Appendix 3 – Liaisons for the Cooperative Agreement). The staff members identified will: o Develop procedures, evaluate policies and procedures, and ensure continuity of working relationships; and o Define the working relationship of the two agencies as a part of the orientation training course for new staff members. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. may maintain the appropriate, current 14(c) FLSA certificate issued by the Department of Labor as allowed by law if persons served are engaged in work earning less than the minimum wage until October 1, 2020. BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs SPRING DELL CENTER, INC.s which hold a valid section 14(c) FLSA certificate may not provide the information, counseling or documentation required by section 511 of the Act and 34 C.F.R. §397. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. will exchange information and access to records of services of persons jointly served including information about eligibility, service provision and outcomes in order to provide an effective and efficient working relationship. Each agency shall preserve the confidentiality of the record and all exchanges of information and access to records of services of persons served shall be in accordance with the federal privacy act, and all applicable federal and Maryland law. Re-disclosure of confidential personal records provided by DORS to BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. is prohibited except when permitted in accordance with federal or state law. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. will arrange joint training and staff conferences to exchange information concerning functions and responsibilities of staff, in order to effectively meet the needs of individuals served. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. shall assure that training programs and other services are accessible to individuals who are sensory impaired, including deaf and hard of hearing, blind, vision impaired and deaf-blind. The DORS Staff Specialist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Director and staff of the DORS Office for Blindness and Vision Services, will provide or arrange technical assistance as requested. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations required by consumers to access their programs (Appendix 1). • Both DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. are responsible for contacting the person served by mail, phone and/or email three to four days before the projected start date, to confirm the person’s appointment. A record of these contacts shall be retained in the person’s record of services. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. shall not begin providing services requested by DORS until the appropriate authorizations(s) are written and approved by DORS and received by BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGSPRING DELL CENTER, INC. • DORS shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. immediately, in writing (including email), of any changes in DORS original or subsequent plans for the person served if this in any way affects the person’s program or funding for the program at BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGSPRING DELL CENTER, INC. • The BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING Spring Dell Center, Inc’s. Director or designee shall notify the DORS counselor by phone, email or in person whenever the person served is absent from his/her program three successive days. • Prior to the completion of services purchased from BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. or implementation of a change in program, BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. shall notify the DORS counselor and the person served by phone, letter or email or in person. • The DORS counselor shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. whenever a person served has been placed in competitive employment. • This Cooperative Agreement shall be reviewed as needed, and prior to expiration by the DORS Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs, DORS Field Services and Office for Blindness & Vision Services staff, and a representative of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGSPRING DELL CENTER, INC. If changes are needed during the period of the Agreement, it may be amended. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SPRING DELL CENTER, INC. shall maintain adequate professional and general liability insurance to protect persons served referred by DORS. • This Agreement shall not create any rights, including without limitation third party beneficiary rights, in any person, including persons served by DORS, or entity not a party to this Agreement.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH AGENCY. Each agency is responsible for clarifying the relationship between the two agencies, and for defining the areas of responsibility for serving individuals with disabilities. • The Assistant State Superintendent in Rehabilitation Services, through DORS staff members (the DORS Regional Director, Program Manager and the Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs); and the Executive Director (hereafter referred to as Director) of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC or designee, shall act as the liaisons for this Cooperative Agreement (Appendix 3 – Liaisons for the Cooperative Agreement). The staff members identified will: o Develop procedures, evaluate policies and procedures, and ensure continuity of working relationships; and o Define the working relationship of the two agencies as a part of the orientation training course for new staff members. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING may XXXXXXX CENTER, INC agrees to maintain the appropriate, current 14(c) FLSA certificate issued by the Department of Labor as allowed by law if persons served are engaged in work earning less than the minimum wage until October 1, 2020. BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs which hold a valid section 14(c) FLSA certificate may not provide the information, counseling or documentation required by section 511 of the Act and 34 C.F.R. §397wage. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC will exchange information and access to records of services of persons jointly served including information about eligibility, service provision and outcomes in order to provide an effective and efficient working relationship. Each agency shall preserve the confidentiality of the record and all exchanges of information and access to records of services of persons served shall be in accordance with the federal privacy act, and all applicable federal and Maryland law. Re-disclosure of confidential personal records provided by DORS to BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC is prohibited except when permitted in accordance with federal or state law. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC will arrange joint training and staff conferences to exchange information concerning functions and responsibilities of staff, in order to effectively meet the needs of individuals served. • DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGs XXXXXXX CENTER, INC shall assure that training programs and other services are accessible to individuals who are sensory impaired, including deaf and hard of hearing, blind, vision impaired and deaf-blind. The DORS Staff Specialist for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Director and staff of the DORS Office for Blindness and Vision Services, will provide or arrange technical assistance as requested. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations required by DORS consumers to access their programs (Appendix 1). • Both DORS and BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC are responsible for contacting the person served DORS consumer by mail, phone and/or email three to four days before the projected start date, to confirm the person’s appointment. A record of these contacts shall be retained in the person’s record of services. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC shall not begin providing services requested by DORS until the appropriate authorizations(s) are written and approved by DORS and received by BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. XXXXXXX CENTER, INC • DORS shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC immediately, in writing (including email), of any changes in DORS original or subsequent plans for the person served DORS consumer if this in any way affects the person’s program or funding for the program at BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. XXXXXXX CENTER, INC • The BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING THE XXXXXXX CENTER, INC Director or designee shall notify the DORS counselor by phone, email or in person whenever the person served DORS consumer is absent from his/her program three successive days. • Prior to the completion of services purchased from BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC or implementation of a change in program, BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC shall notify the DORS counselor and the person served DORS consumer by phone, letter or email or in person. • The DORS counselor shall notify BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC whenever a person served DORS consumer has been placed in competitive integrated employment. • This Cooperative Agreement shall be reviewed as needed, and prior to expiration by the DORS Staff Specialist for Community Rehabilitation Programs, DORS Field Services and Office for Blindness & Vision Services staff, and a representative of BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGXXXXXXX CENTER, INC. If changes are needed during the period of the Agreement, it may be amended. • BAY AREA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING XXXXXXX CENTER, INC shall maintain adequate professional and general liability insurance to protect persons served referred by DORS. • This Agreement shall not create any rights, including without limitation third party beneficiary rights, in any person, including persons served by DORS, or entity not a party to this Agreement.