ORANGE, COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

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i 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Zp 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 be amended. 27. CONFIDENTIALITY 27.1 CONTRACTOR agrees to maintain the confidentiality of its records pursuant to blelfare and Institutions Code Sections 827 and 10850-10853, the CDSS Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 14-000, and all other provisions of law, and regulations promulgated thereunder relating to privacy and confidentiality, as each may now exist or be hereafter amended. All records and information concerning any and all persons referred to CONTRACTOR by COUNTY or COUNIY's designee shall be considered and kept confidential by CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR'S staff, agents, employees and volunteers. CONTRACTOR shall require all of its employees. agents, subcontractors and volunteer staff who may provide services for CONTRACTOR under this Agreement to sign an. agreement with CONTRACTOR before commencing the provision of any such services, to maintain the confidentiality of any and all materials and information with which they may come into contact, or the identities or any identifying characteristics or information with respect to any and all participants referred to CONTRACTOR by COUNTY, except as may be required to provide services under this Agreement or to those specified in this Agreement as having the capacity to audit CONTRACTOR, and as to the latter, only during such audit. CONTRACTOR shall comply with any audits specified in Paragraph 24, provide reports and any other information required by COUNTY in the administration of this Agreement, and as otherwise permitted by law. 27.2 CONTRACTOR shall inform all of its employees, agents, subcontractors, volunteers and partners of this provision and that any person knowingly and intentionally violating the provisions of said State law may be guilty of a crime. 27.3 CONTRACTOR agrees that any and all subcontracts entered into shall I UdBC0607) 34 of 40 (April 9, 2007)