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Special Terms and Conditions 4. Credentials and Minimum Requirements: a. Administration of the developmental disabilities County program cannot be subcontracted. b. Qualified DD Program Coordinator: A qualified DD program coordinator has a minimum of five years training and experience in the administration and/or the delivery of developmental disabilities services to a community. For a county where the coordinator administers more than one program area (e.g. Chemical Dependency, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities), training and experience in administration and/or a related Human or Social service may be considered. c. Administration Responsibility: The County must demonstrate the ability to administer the program agreement including contract oversight and monitoring, community outreach and education activities, and regular communication with the DDA Regional Office (DDA region) and contracted providers. d. Fiscal Responsibility: The County must demonstrate the ability to safeguard public funds including maintaining books, records, documents and other materials relevant to the provision of goods and services. e. Sufficient Policies and Procedures for establishment and maintenance of adequate internal control systems: The County will maintain written policy procedural manuals for information systems, personnel, and accounting/finance in sufficient detail such that operations can continue should staffing change or absences occur. Policies shall be dated and include dates when updated. Background/Criminal History Check: A background/criminal history clearance is required every three years for all employees (including DD program County staff), subcontractors, and/or volunteers who may have unsupervised access to vulnerable DSHS Clients, in accordance with RCW 43.43.830-845, RCW 74.15.030, and chapter 388 WAC. If the entity reviewing the application elects to hire or retain an individual after receiving notice that the applicant has a conviction for an offense that would disqualify the applicant from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW, then DDA shall deny payment for any subsequent services rendered by the disqualified individual provider. The DSHS Background Check Central Unit (BCCU) must be utilized to obtain background clearance. g. Qualified Advisory Board Members: A Developmental Disabilities advisory board shall include members knowledgeable about developmental disabilities. No board member shall have a contract with the County to provide Training, Community Information Activities, and Consumer Support as defined in this Program Agreement, and shall not be a board member, officer, or employee of an agency subcontracting with the County to provide such services. h. Qualified Service Providers: The County assures that all service providers meet qualifications as outlined in the DDA Policy 6.13, Program Qualifications for Employment and Day Program Providers. i. Home and Community Based Waiver Services Assignment of Medicaid Billing Rights: The County assures that each subcontractor has agreed to assign to DDA its Medicaid billing rights for services to DDA Clients eligible under Title XIX programs in this Program Agreement. Written documentation shall be available to DSHS on request. j. Reporting Abuse and Neglect: The County staff and its subcontractors who are mandated reporters under RCW 74.34.020(13) must comply with reporting requirements described in RCW 74.34.035, .040 and chapter 26.44 RCW. If the County is notified by DSHS that a subcontractor staff member DSHS Central Contract Services Page 5 1769CS County Agreement 05-16-2023