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Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials: WSALPHO is a 501(c)3 private, non-profit organization operating on behalf of Local Health Jurisdictions to advance the interests of local public health in Washington State. WS ALPHO C ontractor: Vendor contracted through WSALPHO to operate an RMTS and claiming system [including offset, indirect rate, and Medicaid Eligibility Rate (MER)for the MAC program that is compliant with the currently approved LHJ Cost Allocation Plan and to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Steering Committee and LHJs , as directed by the Steering Committee. ARTICLE III AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES Kittitas County Public Health Department Tristen Lamb Administrator 507 N Nanum Street, Suite 102 Ellensburg, WA 98926 ARTICLE IV WSALPHO Jaime Bodden Managing Dir ector 206 l 0th Street Olympia, WA 98501 RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL HEAL TH JURISDICTIONS Local Health Jurisdictions participating in the Medicaid Administrative Claiming program will: • Participate in the MAC claiming program through an inter-local AGREEMENT between the LHJ and HCA, and participate in an RMTS operated by the WSALPHO Contractor. • Participate in peer review or other quality assurance activities to ensure the program 's compliance with all federal regulations and federal and state published guidance. • Name an employee to act as the MAC Coordinator who will oversee MAC activities at the LHJ and monitor their compliance with federal and state regulations and published guidance, including the RMTS and the development and updating of all non-fiscal documents required for the MAC audit file . • Name an employee to act as the MAC fiscal coordinator, who will oversee the development of the quarterly MAC invoice, certify its accuracy, and maintain the fiscal sections of the MAC audit file . • The LHJ MAC Coordinator or designee will attend WSALPHO-sponsored trainings as scheduled . • The LHJ fiscal coordinator will attend WSALPHO-sponsored fiscal trainings as scheduled. • The LHJ MAC coordinator will participate in regularly-scheduled Coordinator conference calls convened by WSALPHO. 3