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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />26, CONFIDENTIALITY <br />26.1 CONTRACTOR agrees to maintain the confidentiality of its records <br />pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 827 and 10850-10853, the <br />COSS Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 19-000, and all other <br />provisions of law, and regulations promulgated thereunder relating to privacy <br />and confidentiality, as each may now exist or be hereafter amended. <br />All records and information concerning any and all persons <br />referred to CONTRACTOR by COUNTY or COUNTY's designee shall be considered and <br />kept confidential by CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR's staff, agents, employees and <br />volunteers. CONTRACTOR shall require all of. its employees, agents, <br />subcontractors and volunteer staff who may provide services for CONTRACTOR <br />under this Agreement to sign an agreement with CONTRACTOR before commencing <br />the provision of any such services, to maintain the confidentiality of any and <br />all materials and information with which they may come into contact, or the <br />identities or any identifying characteristics or information with respect to <br />any and all participants referred to CONTRACTOR by COUNTY, except as may be <br />required to provide services under this Agreement or to those specified in <br />this Agreement as having the capacity to audit CONTRACTOR, and as to the <br />latter, only during such audit. CONTRACTOR shall comply with any audits <br />specified in Paragraph 21, provide reports and any other information required <br />by COUNTY in the administration of this Agreement, and as otherwise permitted <br />by law. <br />26.2 CONTRACTOR shall inform all of its employees, agents, <br />subcontractors, volunteers and partners of this provision and that any person <br />knowingly and intentionally violating the provisions of said State law may be <br />guilty of a crime. <br />26.3 CONTRACiOR agrees that any and all subcontracts entered into shall <br />be subject to the confidentiality requirements of this Agreement. <br />(M02M 33 of 40 (3/18/09) <br />