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registration for SART Exam patients to ensure that Hospital does not generate billing <br />statements for SART Exam patients. <br />1.6. Non-SART Exam Medical Care. In the event SART Exam patients require additional <br />treatment or services beyond the scope of the forensic medical SART Exam that is the <br />subject of this Agreement, the patients will be registered and treated separately from <br />the SART Exam and be subject to Hospital's normal procedures, including billing. <br />Rates: Invoice: Payment. In exchange for the SART services to be provided by Hospital pursuant <br />to Section 1 above, the Department shall compensate Hospital as follows: <br />2.1. SART Exam. Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850) for each SART Exam. <br />2.2. Dry Run. Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for each Dry Run. For purposes of this Agreement <br />"Dry Run" means the dispatching by Hospital of a forensic nurse to conduct a SART <br />Exam and, through no fault of Hospital, the patient changes the patient's mind, refuses <br />to permit the SART Exam, does not want the SART Exam, or does not permit the forensic <br />nurse to conduct the SART Exam. <br />2.3. Testimonv. Flat fee of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350) for testimony. <br />2.4. Payment. Hospital will invoice the Department on a monthly basis and the Department <br />shall remit payment to Hospital within thirty (30) days after receipt of Hospital's invoice. <br />Payment for services hereunder shall not exceed $165,000 over the three-year term of <br />this Agreement. <br />3. Term: Termination. <br />3.1. Term. This Agreement will be for an initial term of three (3) years commencing as of the <br />Effective Date. The term of this Agreement may be extended, but only upon mutual <br />written agreement of the parties. <br />3.2. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause at any time <br />during the term of this Agreement by providing the other party at least thirty (30) days <br />prior written notice of termination. <br />4. Indemnification. The parties each shall indemnify, defend, and hold the other party harmless <br />from and against any and all liability, loss, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable <br />attorneys' fees) caused by the negligence or wrongful acts or omissions of such indemnifying <br />party or its employees, officers or agents. The provisions of this Section 4 shall survive the <br />termination of this Agreement. <br />S. Confidentiality of Patient Information. None of the parties shall disclose any confidential patient <br />health information to any third party, except where permitted or required by law or where the <br />patient expressly approves such disclosure. Hospital and the Department shall comply with all <br />federal and State laws and regulations regarding the confidentiality of such information, <br />including without limitation the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and <br />the regulations promulgated thereunder, the California Confidentiality of Medical Information <br />Act, and the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations, all as <br />amended from time to time. <br />25E-4 <br />