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Agreement for Graduate Resident Services UNC School of Dentistry Orange County Health Department Fiscal Year 2009-2010 6. In oomplianoe with 42 U.S.C. 1395x (vX1Xl) and irr~lementing regulations, The School of Dentistry and the Health Department agree, until the expiration of four years after the services are furnished under this contract, to allow the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General access to this contract and to the books, documents and records of The School of Dentistry and The Health Department necessary to verify the nature and extent of this contract. The School of Dentistry and The Health Department further agree that if any of the duties of this contract are carried out by a subcontractor of The School of Dentistry or The Health Department such subcontract shall contain a clause to the effect that, until the expiration of four years after the services are furnished under such subcontract, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General shall have access to such subcontract and to the books, documents and records of the subcontractor necessary to verify the nature and extent of the costs of such subcontract. 7. The Health Department and the School of Dentistry will comply with such state and federal non-discrimination and confidentiality laws as may be applicable in the performance of this Agreement and acknowledge that in receiving, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with any confidential information, they will safeguard and not further disclose the information except as permitted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended. 8. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and shall not be altered, amended or modified, except by an agreement in writing executed by the duly authorized officials of both parties. 9. The laws of North Carolina shall govern the validity and interpretation of the provisions, terms and conditions of this Agreement. 10. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as creating a pledge of the faith and credit of the Orange County within the meaning of any constitutional debt limitation. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed or interpreted as creating a delegation of governmental powers nor as a donation by a lending of the credit of Orange County within the meaning of the Constitution of the State of North Carolina. This Agreement shall and does not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate Orange County Government or the Health Department to make any payments beyond those appropriated in the sole discretion of Orange County for any fiscal year in which this Agreement shall be in effect. No deficiency judgment may be rendered against Orange County in any action for breach of a contractual obligation under this Agreement and the taxing power of Orange County is not and may not be pledged directly or indirectly or contingently to secure any monies due under this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto signed this Agreement in their official capacities of the day and year listed on the signature page affixed to this Agreement.