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4. <br />5. <br />2. <br />3 <br />6 <br />7 <br />I <br />General Terms and Conditions <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 regulation. <br />Amendment. This Agreement, or any term or condition thereof , may be modif ied only by a written <br />amendment signed by both parties. Only personnel authorized to bind each of the parties shall sign <br />an amendment. <br />Assignment. Except as otherwise provided herein in Section 2'1, the County shall not assign rights <br />or obligations derived flom lhls Agreement or any Program Agreement to a third party withouithe <br />prior, written consent of the DCYF Contracts Administrator and tFe written assumption ofthe County's <br />obligations by the third party. <br />Billing Limitations. Unless otherwise specified in a Program Agreement, DCyF shall not pay any <br />claims for services submitted more than twelve (12) months after the calendar month in which thb <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 fedeial, state, and local lawi, <br />regulations, and rules, including but not limited to, nondiscrimination laws and regulations and the <br />Health lnsurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HlpM) <br />CountyCertification Regarding Ethics. By signing this Agreement, the County certifies that theCounty is in compliance with Chapter 42.23-RCW aio slratt-comply with Crraptei+2.23 RCWthroughout the term of this Agreement and any program Agreement. <br />Debarment Certification. The County, by signature to this Agreement, certif ies that the County isnot presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily <br />excluded f rom participating in this Agreement or any ProgramAgreement by iny f ederal department <br />or agency' The County also agrees to include the above requirement in all iubcontracts into which itenters. <br />Disputes. <br />Both DCYF and the County ("Parties") agree to work in good faith to resolve all conf licts at thelowest level possible. However, if the Parties are not aoli to promptly and eff icienfly resolve,through direct informal contact,-any dispute concerning the interpiet"ation, application, orimplementation of any section of the Agreement or applicable Program ng'r;bilent(s),'either party <br />may reduce its description of the dispute in writing, and deliver it to the otner party iorconsideration' Once.received, the assigned managers or designees of each party will work toinformally and amicably resolve the issue within f ive (5) business days. lf the managers ordesignees are unable to come to a mutually acceptable decision withih five (5) businLss days, theymay agree to issue an extension to allow for more time. <br />lf the dispute cannot be resolved by the managers or designees, the issue will be referred througheach Agency's respective operational protocols, to the S6cretary of DCyF (,,Secretary") and thecounty Representative.or theirdeputy or designated delegate. Both parties will be responsible forsubmitting all relevant documentation, along witn a short Jtatement as to how they believe thedispute should be setfled, to the secretary and the county Representative. <br />Department of Children, Youth & Families <br />2017CF County Program Agreement 6-24-20 Page 3