The Monitor's Obligations Sample Clauses

The Monitor's Obligations. The Monitor shall: i. Respect the legal rights, privacy, and dignity of all Covered Persons, residents, and patients; ii. Promptly report to appropriate regulatory or law enforcement entities when warranted. Where independently required by applicable law or professional licensing standard to report any finding to an appropriate regulatory or law enforcement authority, simultaneously submit copies of such reports to OIG and to Mariner; iii. At all times act reasonably in connection with its duties under the CIA, including when requesting information from Mariner. Acting reasonably shall mean, when appropriate, among other things, that the Monitor shall consider the burdens and costs to Mariner; iv. Provide quarterly reports to Mariner and the OIG concerning the findings made to date; v. Submit bills to Mariner on a consolidated basis no more than once per month, and submit an annual summary representing an accounting of its costs throughout the year to Mariner and to the OIG. Mariner shall have the opportunity to review such bills and bring any issue of disputed bills or costs to the attention of the OIG; vi. Not be bound by any other private or governmental agency's findings or conclusions, including, but not limited to JCAHO, CMS, or the state survey agency. Likewise, such private and governmental agencies shall not be bound by the Monitor's findings or conclusions. The Monitor's reports shall not be the sole basis for determining deficiencies by the state survey agencies. The parties agree that CMS and its contractors shall not introduce any material generated by the Monitor, or any opinions, testimony, or conclusions from the Monitor as evidence into any proceeding involving a Medicare or Medicaid survey, certification, or other enforcement action against Mariner, and Mariner shall similarly be restricted from using material generated by the Monitor, or any opinions, testimony, or conclusions from the Monitor as evidence in any of these proceedings. Nothing in the previous sentence, however, shall preclude the OIG or Mariner from using any material generated by the Monitor, or any opinions, testimony, or conclusions from the Monitor in any action under the CIA or pursuant to any other OIG authorities or in any other fora not explicitly excluded in this subsection; vii. Abide by the legal requirements of Mariner's facilities to maintain the confidentiality of each resident's or patient's personal and clinical records, and to maintain confidential and not...

The Monitor's Obligations. The Monitor shall: a. Respect the legal rights, privacy, and dignity of all Amendment Covered Persons, residents, and patients; b. Where independently required by applicable law or professional licensing standard, to report any finding to an appropriate regulatory or law enforcement authority, simultaneously submit copies of such reports to the OIG and to Bxxxxxx; c. At all times act reasonably in connection with its duties under the Amendment including when requesting information from Bxxxxxx; d. Simultaneously provide semi-annual reports to Bxxxxxx and OIG concerning the findings made to date; e. Submit bills to Bxxxxxx on a consolidated basis no more than once per month, and submit an annual summary representing an accounting of its costs throughout the year to Bxxxxxx and to OIG. Bxxxxxx shall have the opportunity to review such bills and bring any issue of disputed bills or costs to the attention of OIG for resolution Bxxxxxx Quality Amendment: 2004