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SECTION 13. NOTICE. Any and all notices, or any other communications provided for herein shall be
<br />given in writing, return receipt requested, to the respective Parties at the addresses listed below, unless each
<br />party has notified the others of a different address by means of the notification formalities described in this
<br />paragraph.
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<br /> If to Alliance Health: Attention: Robert Robinson, CEO
<br /> 5200 West Paramount Parkway Suite 200
<br /> Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
<br /> RRobinson@AllianceHealthPlan.org
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<br /> If to Orange County: Attention: Travis Myren, Orange County Manager
<br /> P.O. Box 8181
<br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278
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<br />SECTION 14. AUDIT RIGHTS. Alliance shall have the right to inspect, examine, and make copies of
<br />any and all books, accounts, invoices, records and other writings relating to the performance of the Program
<br />described herein. Audits shall take place at times and locations mutually agreed upon by both parties.
<br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, the County must make the materials to be audited available within two (2)
<br />weeks of the request for them.
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<br />SECTION 15. NON-DISCRIMINATION - EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF PARTICIPANTS. The
<br />County shall not discriminate in their treatment of participants in the program based on participants’ health status,
<br />source of payment, cost of treatment or participation in a health benefit plan, genetic information, or
<br />ethnicity. Further, the County agrees that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Questioning (LGBTQ)
<br />participants who obtain covered services shall not be subject to treatment or bias that does not affirm the
<br />member’s identifying orientation.
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<br />SECTION 16. CONFIDENTIALITY.
<br /> 16.1 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). The County
<br />explicitly acknowledges and understands that it is required to comply with any and all applicable laws
<br />relating to privacy and/or security of protected health information (“PHI”) or other healthcare, public
<br />assistance or social services information, including but not limited to HIPAA and its implementing
<br />regulations, 45 CFR Parts 160, 162 & 164, as further expanded by the Health Information Technology for
<br />Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), which was adopted as part of the American Recovery
<br />and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly known as “ARRA” (Public Law 111-5) and any subsequent
<br />modifications thereof, the Substance Abuse Confidentiality regulations set forth in 42 CFR Part 2, N.C.G.S.
<br />§ 122C-51, et seq., N.C.G.S. § 108A-80,10A NCAC Subchapter 26B, and DMH/DD/SAS Confidentiality
<br />Rules published as APSM 45-1 (effective January 2005).
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<br /> 16.2 Confidentiality of Other Information (Non-PHI). “Confidential Information” shall mean
<br />any materials, written information, and data marked “Confidential” by Alliance or non-written information
<br />and data disclosed by Alliance that is identified at the time of disclosure to the County as confidential but
<br />shall not include PHI or healthcare, public assistance or social services information protected by the laws
<br />cited in Section 4, above, which is covered by the Business Associate Agreement attached hereto and
<br />incorporated herein. County shall take affirmative measures to protect Confidential Information, and, to
<br />the extent permitted by law, to maintain the Confidential Information in strict confidence for a period of
<br />three (3) years from the date of termination of this Contract. The term “Confidential Information,” as used
<br />herein, does not include any information which: (a) meets the definition of a public record under the NC Public
<br />Records Law; (b) is in the public domain; (c) has been made public other than by acts by the County in violation
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