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General Terms & Conditions <br />perform pursuant to any Program Agreement. <br />o. 'USC' means the United States Code. All references in this Agreement and any Program <br />Agreement to USC chapters or sections shall include any successor, amended, or replacement <br />statute, <br />p, 'WAC" means the Washington Administrative Code. All references in this Agreement and any <br />Program Agreement to WAC chapters or sections shall include any successor, amended, or <br />replacement regu lation. <br />Ame ndme nt. This Agreement, or any term or condition thereof, may be modified only by a witten <br />amendment signed by both parties. Only personnel authorized to bind each of the partiesshallsign an <br />amendment. <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />Assignment. Except as otherwise provided herein in Section 2l,theCounty shall notassign rights or <br />obligations derived from this Agreement or any Program Agreement to a third party without the [rior,written consent of the DCYF Contracts Administrator and the written assumption of the County's <br />obligations by the third party. <br />Billing Limitations. Unless otherwise specified in a ProgramAgreement, DCYF shallnot pay any <br />claims for services submitted more than twelve (12) months aftei tfre calendar month in wnicn the' <br />services were performed. <br />Compliance with Applicable Law. At all times during the term of this Agreement and any program <br />Agreement, the County and DCYF shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local-lar,vs,- <br />regulations, and rules, including but not limited to, nondiscrimination laws and regulations and the <br />Health lnsurance Portability and Accountability Act of i 996 (HlpAA) - <br />CountyCertification Regarding Ethics. By signing thisAgreement, the Countycertifies thatthe <br />County is in compliance with Chapter 42.23 RCW and shall comply with Chap tei +Z.ZS RCW throughout <br />the term of this Agreement and anyprogramAgreement. <br />Debarment certification. The County, bysignaturetothisAgreement, certifiesthattheCountyisnot <br />presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, deciared ineligible, or voluntarily excludedfrom participating in this Agreement or any ProgramAgreement by any r""o"i"l oepartment or agency.The County also agrees to include the above requirement in all subcontracts into which it enters. <br />Disputes. <br />Both DCYF and the County ("Parties") agree to work in good faith to resolve all conflicts at the lowestlevel possible' However, if the Parties are not able to pr6mptly and efficienly resolve, through directinfor.mal contact, any dispute concerning the interpretation, application, or iripremlntation of anysection of the Agreement or applicable Program Agreement(s j, either Rarty may ruor"u its descriptjonof the dispute in writing, and deliver it to thJother Farty for consideration. bnce received, the assignedmanagers or designees of each Party willwork to informally and amicably resolve the issue within five(5) business days' lf the managers oi designees are unable to come to a mutua lly acceptable decisionwithin five (5) business days, they may agree to issue an extension to allowfor more time. <br />6 <br />7 <br />B <br />lf the dispute cannot be resolved by the managers or designees, the issue will be referred through eachAgency's respective operational protocols, to ihe Secretaryof DCyF t,,s""iuiJv');'ii'*.-io"uli,uRepresentative or their deputy or designated delegate. goih partie, *ill b" ,"rponsible for submittingall relevant documentation, along with; short stat6ment as to howthey believe the dispute should besettled, to the,secretary and the county Representative.Dcpartmentof Children, youth. and Familles <br />2072CS County Consolidated program Agreement 6-20_201 9 .