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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. <br />d. 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, with exception to the <br />following as approved by DDA: <br />(1) Item B, number 6 "Employment" service type: Because DDA <br />clients the Trellis Center will be supporting are already self- <br />employed individuals, DDA agreed to substitute an Applied <br />Behavioral Analysis (ABA) degree in place of requirements for <br />employment. <br />e. 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 />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 />g. 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 attached Program Agreement. The evaluation will have a <br />Quality Assurance and a Quality Improvement component and will include <br />objective measures to comply with DDA Criteria and Service Agreement. <br />Contractor shall provide full assistance with any such inspection and does <br />hereby waive any cause of action against the County, its officers or staff for any <br />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 />Professional Services Agreement <br />Page 20 <br />