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10 <br />the County nor the Provider shall assign or transfer its interest in this Agreement <br />without the written consent of the other. <br /> <br />b. Governing Law. This Agreement and the duties, responsibilities, obligations and rights <br />of respective parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of North <br />Carolina. By executing this Agreement Provider affirms that Provider and any <br />subcontractors of Provider are and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter <br />64 of the North Carolina General Statutes. By executing this Agreement Provider <br />certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any <br />agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to <br />G.S. 147-86.58. By executing this Agreement Provider certifies that Provider has not <br />been identified, and has not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, <br />on the list created by the 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 <br />and 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 <br />the part of the County. This paragraph is not intended to limit and does not limit the <br />definition of breach to discrimination. <br /> <br />d. Dispute Resolution. Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret or seek damages <br />with respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this <br />Agreement shall be brought in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in <br />Orange County, North Carolina. It is agreed by the parties that no other court shall <br />have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. The Parties may agree <br />to nonbinding mediation 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 <br />between the County and the Provider and supersedes all prior negotiations, <br />representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended <br />only by written instrument signed by both parties. Modifications may be evidenced by <br />facsimile signatures. <br /> <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 <br />and federal non-discrimination laws as may be applicable to it in the performance of <br />this 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 <br />Services 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 <br />Agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> UNC SOM #18-1751.t027DocuSign Envelope ID: 35CF0D44-9F21-47B7-A1C3-309059023B95