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<br />Professional Services Agreement <br />Page 20 <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 Program <br />Agreement. Written documentation shall be available to DSHS on request. <br />f. Reporting Abuse and Neglect: Contractor’s staff, who are mandated reporters <br />under RCW 74.34.020 (13), must comply with reporting requirements described <br />in RCW 74.34.035 and 040 RCW and 26.44 RCW. If the County is notified by <br />DSHS that a subcontractor staff member is cited or on the registry for a <br />substantiated finding, then that associated staff will be prohibited from providing <br />services under this Program 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 /> <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 />documented in the individual’s DD Assessment prior to any changes; <br />(4) Work with the DDA Region regarding service termination; <br />(5) Work with the County on Spending Plan adjustments; <br />(6) Upon written request from the DDA Region or the County, the Contractor <br />shall provide a copy of each subcontractor’s contract. <br />b. Compliance with BARS Policies: The Contractor shall take any necessary and <br />reasonable steps to comply with BARS. <br />c. The Contractor shall comply with the following referenced documents found at <br />DDA Internet site https://www.dshs.wa.gov/dda/county-best-practices: <br />(1) DDA Policy 4.11, County Services for Working Age Adults;