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DocuSign Envelope ID: A7C82420-9AFB-4DE5-AC53-2A4656D3D7F5 <br />Page 11 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UNC SOM #18-1751.t028 <br />not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the <br />State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.81. <br /> <br />c. Anti-Discrimination. Provider shall at all times remain in compliance with all applicable <br />local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations including but not limited to all state and <br />federal anti-discrimination laws, policies, rules, regulations and the UNC-DH Anti- <br />Discrimination Policies. Any violation of this requirement is a breach of this Agreement <br />and County may immediately terminate this Agreement without further obligation on the <br />part of the County. This paragraph is not intended to limit and does not limit the definition <br />of breach to discrimination. <br />d. Dispute Resolution. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages with <br />respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this Agreement <br />shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Orange County, <br />North Carolina. It is agreed by the parties that no other court shall have jurisdiction or <br />venue with respect to such suits or actions. The Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation <br />of any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action. <br /> <br />e. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between <br />the County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or <br />agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written <br />instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by facsimile signatures. <br />f. Nondiscrimination. OCHD hereby agrees with the University that, in their educational <br />and/or employment practices, OCHD and the University will comply with such state and <br />federal non-discrimination laws as may be applicable to it in the performance of this <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />g. Conduct of Service. The Department shall abide by pertinent rules and regulations of <br />OCHD, Orange County, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services <br />in the conduct of service. <br /> <br />h. Confidentiality. The University, the Department and OCHD shall comply with such <br />confidentiality laws as may be applicable in the performance of this Agreement and <br />acknowledge that in receiving, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with any <br />confidential information, they will safeguard and not further disclose the information <br />except as permitted by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, <br />Public Law 104-191, as amended, and the provisions of the Business Associate Agreement <br />which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> <br />i. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held as a matter of law to be <br />unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and binding upon the Parties. <br />j. Non-Appropriation. Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the <br />validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the <br />authority of its statutory mandate. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1E13C13D-63D1-458C-BC36-B9E385D116BB