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Orange County Health Department <br />January 23, 2025 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Scope of Services <br />The following apply for all services: <br />Our <br />Responsibilities <br />We will not make management decisions, perform management responsibilities <br />or obligations, or manage the operations of the business, the responsibility for <br />which remains with management and the Board of Directors. We will also not act <br />or appear to act in a capacity equivalent to that of a member of your management <br />or an employee. <br /> <br />We will use and rely on information furnished by you, your employees, and <br />representatives and may use and rely on information available from generally <br />recognized public sources. We are not responsible for the accuracy and <br />completeness of the information and are not responsible to investigate or verify <br />it. <br /> <br />We will not be representing you during compliance-related discussions with <br />regulatory agencies. <br /> <br />Limitations & <br />Fraud <br />Unless specifically noted within our procedures, this engagement is not designed <br />to prevent or discover errors, misrepresentations, fraud, or illegal acts, and you <br />agree we have no such responsibility. <br /> <br />Because of the limits in any internal control structure, errors, fraud, illegal acts, <br />or instances of noncompliance may occur and not be detected <br /> <br />Our work does not include any services not specifically outlined in this contract. <br /> <br />Opinion We will perform this engagement in accordance with the Statement on Standards <br />for Consulting Services established by the American Institute of Certified Public <br />Accountants (AICPA). This engagement will not constitute an examination, audit, <br />attestation, or agreed-upon procedures engagement as those services are <br />defined under relevant AICPA standards. Accordingly, we will not provide an audit <br />or attest opinion or other form of assurance and will not verify or audit any <br />information provided to us. <br /> <br />In addition, we have not been engaged to provide an opinion with respect to the <br />degree of compliance with your policies and procedures or applicable laws and/or <br />regulations. This engagement is not intended to evaluate the effectiveness of <br />your controls over compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, IRS, or other laws or <br />regulations, or the degree of compliance with those laws or regulations. <br />Management is responsible for advising us of any adverse communications with <br />its regulators or other third parties, including its legal counsel, which may affect <br />compliance with laws and regulations related to our services. <br /> <br />Routine <br />Requests <br />Regulators, such as Medicare Administrative Contractors, State Medicaid <br />Agencies, and contracted cost report auditors, make routine requests in <br />connection with activities such as cost report and DSH survey and application <br />acceptance, desk reviews, settlements, and interim payment calculations. To <br />facilitate timely responses to these routine requests, by signature on this contract, <br />you have requested that we provide information directly to the regulators. We will <br />notify you of routine requests received directly by us from regulators. Responses <br />to such requests will be billed separately. <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 183D8F77-022B-48BA-9D7A-59C5C1C4FC1A