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(c) The setting provides opportunities to seek employment and work in competitive integrated settings; and (d) The setting facilitates individual choice regarding services and supports, and who provides them. Quality Assurance and Service Evaluation: The County shall develop and have available an evaluation system to review services. The evaluation system must have both a Quality Assurance and a Quality Improvement component, and both must include objective measures. The objective measures at a minimum will include performance indicators, by acuity, that include the number of new jobs; job loss and reasons for job loss; the percentage employed earning minimum wage or better; and the average number of hours worked. The County's service evaluation system shall serve as the method by which current providers demonstrate that they continue to be qualified providers. A copy of such evaluation system shall be provided upon request to DDA for review and approval. m. On -Site Evaluation: The County shall evaluate and review services delivered to reasonably assure compliance and quality. The County shall conduct at least one on-site visit to each subcontractor during the biennium. The County shall maintain written documentation of all evaluations, recommendations and corrective action plans for each subcontractor. Copies of such documentation will be provided to the DDA upon request. n. The County shall work with local developmental disability advisory groups to plan for and coordinate services. o. The County shall participate in regularly scheduled meetings between County DD staff and DDA staff to remain updated and current including ACHS and Regional Meetings. p. AWA Data System: The County shall use the AWA data system for all billing requests, service provider address and phone number maintenance, evaluation dates and to provide employment outcome information. (1) Monthly provide all data described in the Billing Instructions and in the Employment Outcomes Instructions, which is hereby incorporated by reference. (2) Assure the integrity of data submitted to the State. When data is submitted and rejected due to errors or an error is later identified, the County will correct and resubmit the data within thirty (30) days. 7. Consideration: a. Fees.- (1) ees: (1) Approval of fees is the responsibility of the DDA. The DDA Region reserves the right to approve fees/rates for the services'being provided. The County will submit a fee/rate schedule with the initial Program Agreement. The County will submit updated fee/rate schedules to the DDA Regional Employment Specialist for approval as changes occur. The rate schedule will include the following information: (a) County(s) name; (b) Time period for which the schedule is applicable; and (c) Each contracted direct service (IE, GSE, Cl, ITA, CDS) and its associated rate. Page 10 DSHS Central Contract Services 1769CS County Agreement 5-1-2019