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v 3. To have an adequate number of aides hired and available to work in Orange C~unty on t e date <br />this agreement is signed, as recruited and hired. <br />4. To staff each referred case within ten working days of the authorization dates ecified o the <br />service authorization form provided for each client by the Department, if possi le, based n aide <br />availability. <br />5. To staff Adult Protective Services cases within five working days of autho <br />6. To maintain services once staffed over the service period stipulated by the <br />7. To provide consistent aide assignment over the service period stipulated by <br />To provide services in two-hour minimum periods of service time, as specified in the <br />authorization. <br />9. To provide weekly timesheets, signed by the client or responsible party, the aide, and the aide <br />supervisor, which show the allocated weekly hours and the actual billable hour, time fra e of <br />service provided, and type of services provided. <br />10. To provide weekly billing reports for each client, explaining variances in sche ules and v 'ance <br />in the plan of care. If timesheets are not provided, if tasks are not recorded, if 'mesheet do not <br />include required signatures, or if variances in schedules and/or plans of care ar not note and <br />explained, the corresponding bills will not be paid. <br />11. To provide upon request a written analysis of services provided since the begi ing of th fiscal <br />year, including total hours of service for each client, dates of services provided to each cl ent, <br />and explanations for any discrepancies between services requested and provid <br />12. To make every effort to promptly communicate by phone to the Department's <br />Supervisor any aide changes, interruptions in aide services, or problems with <br />services. <br />13. To maintain appropriate client and personnel files at the Vendor's licensed off e, and to nsui <br />that such records that fully disclose the extent of the service provided to recipi nts are ke t for <br />three years from the first service date for each client and are available for insp ction. <br />14. To make every effort to help clients understand the relationship between the V~ndor and <br />Department in providing in-home aide services to them. <br />15. To inform clients at least the afternoon before services are expected if there is ~o be any <br />in the time or duration of their services. <br />16. To under no circumstances ask clients referred to you by the Department about~their <br />economic status, or in any way attempt to recruit new clients from the Department's clien pool. <br />17. To keep confidential any information about a client, which is shared by the Department o the <br />client. Such information shall be shared only among other Department and Ve dor staff o <br />need to know in order to coordinate, manage, or deliver services to the client. <br />18. To conduct a thorough assessment and create a plan of care of each client refe ed .using e <br />assessment and plan of care tools provided by or approved by the Department, d to pro 'de to <br />the Department copies of those once completed. , <br />