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Consolidated Agreement -Final <br />14 <br />13. The State shall responsibly use data reviewed and received in its role as a public health authority and health <br />oversight agency while respecting the confidentiality and integrity of the data and securing and protecting <br />the privacy of individual client health information (see Business Associate Addendum to this Consolidated <br />Agreement) <br />14. The State (DPH) shall provide to the Department "Estimates of Funding Allocations'' no later than February <br />1 ~ of each year to use in prepazation of their local budget proposals per current GS.. <br />] 5. The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide to the Department the "Budget Form" (DENR 2948) indicating the <br />estimated funding allocations no later than March 30'h of each year to use in the prepazation of their local <br />budget proposals per current GS. <br />16. The State (DHHS) shall provide a "Funding Authorization" to the Department after the receipt of the <br />Certified State Budget. Funds must be appropriately budgeted by the State in the NC Accounting System <br />INCAS) prior to the issuance of the "Funding Authorization." <br />17, The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide a final Budget Form to the Department after receipt of the Certified <br />State Budget. <br />l 8. The State (DPH) shall provide funds to the Department upon receipt of this executed agreement and timely <br />submissions of Expenditure Reports, Payment will be made to the Department according to the DHHS <br />Controllers Office E-Payment Schedule issued November or December of each year for the following <br />calendaz yeaz. <br />19. The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide funds monthly to the Departrnent upon receipt of the executed Budget <br />Forms, Addenda and timely submissions of'monthly expenditure reports. Payments will be made to the <br />Department according to expenditures reflected on the monthly Expenditure Reports, <br />20. The State shall assist the Department to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and standazds relating <br />to the activities covered in this agreement.. <br />21, The State reserves the right to conduct reviews, audits, and program monitoring to determine compliance <br />with the terms of this Agreement and its associated Agreement Addenda.. <br />22. The State shall be assured that the Deparhnent maintains expenditures of locally appropriated funds (MOE) <br />for maternal health, child health, and family planning program activities equal to, or greater than, that <br />reported on the Staff Time Activity Report for the period beginning .July 1, 1984, and ending June 30, 1985, <br />This figure will be increased annually based on a federally accepted inflation index (first updated FY 2000- <br />2001 Agreement.) This revised baseline figure will be calculated and provided to Departrnents for use in <br />budget preparation. This MOE shall be measured by salary equivalencies that aze to be maintained in <br />accordance with Section B. 8 of this agreement.. <br />H. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS <br />I, The State shall disburse funds to the Department on a monthly basis; monthly disbursements for each <br />program activity will be based on monthly expenditures reported, and shall be adjusted either upward or <br />downward accordingly. <br />2. Food and Lodging fees will be disbursed to the departrnent by the State (DENR-DEH) in three sepazate <br />payments in accordance with NCAC Tl SA:18A . 2900 - "Restaurant and Lodging Fee Collection and <br />Inventory Program" in the month following receipt of the signed and completed Budget Form (DENR 2948) <br />and Addendum (DENR 3300),. <br />