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388.06 WAC. If the Contractor or the entity reviewing the application elects to <br />hire or retain an individual after receiving notice that the applicant has a <br />conviction for an offense that would disqualify the applicant from having <br />unsupervised access to vulnerable adults as defined in Chapter 74.34 RCW, <br />then DDA shall deny payment for any subsequent services rendered by the <br />disqualified individual provider. The DSHS Background Check Central Unit <br />(BCCU) shall be utilized to obtain background clearance. The Contractor shall <br />annually and upon request provide copies of all such checks to the County. <br />e. Qualified Service Providers: The Contractor shall meet all service providers <br />qualifications as outlined in the DDA Policy 6.13, Program Provider <br />Qualification during the effective dates of this Agreement. <br />f. Home and Community Based Waiver Services Assignment of Medicaid Billing <br />Rights: The Contractor agrees to assign to the County its Medicaid billing rights <br />for services to DDA clients eligible under Title XIX programs in this agreement. <br />Written documentation shall be available to DSHS on request. <br />g. Reporting Abuse and Neglect: Contractor's staff are mandated reporters under <br />RCW 74.34.020, and must comply with reporting requirements described in <br />RCW 74.34.035 and 040 RCW and 26.44 RCW. If the County is notified by <br />DSHS that Contractor is cited or on the registry for a substantiated finding then <br />associated staff will be prohibited from providing services under this <br />Agreement. <br />h. Contractor recognizes that the County staff must perform on-site evaluations of <br />Contractor work sites and promptly report findings from such evaluations to <br />DSHS under the Program Agreement attached as Attachment "D". The <br />evaluation will have a Quality Assurance and a Quality Improvement <br />component and will include objective measures to comply with DDA Criteria <br />and Service Agreement. Contractor shall provide full assistance with any such <br />inspection and does hereby waive any cause of action against the County, its <br />officers or staff for any action associated with such evaluations or reporting. <br />4. Statement of Work <br />a. The Contractor shall: <br />(1) Work with the DDA Region when individuals are referred for services; <br />(2) Work with the DDA Region to document planned services in the Individual's <br />Support Plan; <br />(3) Assist with informing the Region of any potential service level changes not <br />Professional Services Agreement <br />Page 20 <br />