Laserfiche WebLink
\/II. <br />VIII. <br />C. DDD agrees to give WPAS a list of ail current DDD conzumers and their addresses. <br />DDD will provide WPAS an updated list annually. <br />D. DDD agrees to provide DDD consumers with notice of WPAS services at the tirne <br />of aonlication 6r DDD services. WPAS will provide DDD with copies of their brochure <br />*a/ot any other information they want DDD to disfibute at that time. <br />E. DDD agrees to require contractors to comply with 42 U.S.-C $6000 et. seo. q9 45 <br />C.f.n. Furtr t:1S-86 by iircluding the requirement in contracts. Current contracts will be <br />amended to include this-requirement when-they are renewed. <br />Authorify to Investigate Allegations of Abuse and Neglect. <br />A. WPAS shall have unaccompanied reasonable access to DDD consumers and <br />facilities when necessary to conduct i full investigation of.an.incident 9! ub!t" or neglect. <br />fftir-u"."5 shall includ"e the opportunity to interview any individu{ with-a developmental <br />;i;iiiry, r.y DDD or providli employee, or any othei persor whg mieht be reasonablv <br />i;;ii";;ity {WAS to triue knowledge-of the iniident under inrygtlga]iql; and to review <br />*["t WpiS is entitled to review puriuant to this agreement. !qPAS shall be permiued to <br />;;-il ;;i"";Jigation of allegations of abuqe or nlglect regardless of any pending action <br />or investigation by the State or any other individual or entity. <br />B. WPAS' investigations shall not interfere with aqy- other ongoing investigation. <br />WpaS "1nptoy..r <br />shail not visit areas at times that would violate any person's right to <br />privacy. <br />C. DDD shall allow and encourage all employees and providers to talk openly with <br />WpaS -"*ploy..r. WPAS will n5t ask sfaff to disrupt their work schedules or <br />*rp"^lUififi"r'to tuff. with WPAS. Except in cases of emergency, WPAS will schedule <br />appointments with staffin advance' <br />D. While DDD and provider employees shall be encouraged to cooperate with WPAS, <br />J*pfoy..r'nffi th" rigtito refuse to.tAt.wittr WPAS. WPAS shall notiff employees of <br />ttral riftrt prior to any attempt to interview them. <br />E. Any complaint concerning WPAS staffshall be immediately brought to the attention <br />if n" WpaS Executive Director"or his or her designee. Upon receipt of a complaint' the <br />WpaS Ex""utive Directoi or his or her designee sha'il conduit an investigation and submit a <br />*riil; -*rpo"r. to the State within fourteerilt+).d1Vs inan effort to resolve any complaints <br />^ ..p"Ai"ittly as possible. DDD reserves tLe rigtrt to file formal charges if the behavior <br />places a DDD coniumer's health or safety at risk. <br />F. WPAS shall inform DDD and providers, in writing, of its findingl and concems <br />"pon "on1piaion <br />of uny investigation ?clivity undertak-en pursuant to rts authority under 42 <br />tii.b. $ abgO <br />"t. <br />r"q.,'*d th. i"."r. rights granted to WPAS in this agreement, in an effort <br />to i"sotie DDDJoisirmer complaints -or <br />"5nc"ms <br />prior to commencing ]itigation, unless <br />WpaS bclisvv t|at such delay wbuld result i-n serious iqit y or hanrr to tho DDD consumcr' <br />Implementation of the-Aefeement. <br />A. The DDD Director shall ensure that each supervisor will conduct an annual meeting <br />*iti, irir-oifter staffto frovide information regarding the parties'rights and.rysponsibilities <br />under this agreement. fh; DDD director shalfensurE that each employee of DDD has read <br />9COMIVTTINITY ACCESS AGREEMENT