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1 1. ADMINISTRATOR shall ensure that CONTRACTOR is made aware of 2 ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct. 3 2. CONTRACTOR shall ensure that its employees, subcontractors, interns, volunteers, and 4 members of Board of Directors or duly authorized agents, if appropriate, ("Covered Individuals") 5 relative to this Agreement are made aware of ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct. 6 3. CONTRACTOR has the option to adhere to ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct or '7 establish its own. 8 4. If CONTRACTOR elects to have its own Code of Conduct, then it shall submit a copy of its 9 Code of Conduct to ADMINISTRATOR within thirty (30) calendar days of award of this Agreement. 10 5. ADMINISTRATOR'S Compliance Officer shall determine if CONTRACTOR'S Code of 11 Conduct is accepted. CONTRACTOR shall take necessary action to meet said standards or shall be 12 asked to acknowledge and agree to the ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct. 13 6. Upon approval of CONTRACTOR'S Code of Conduct by ADMINISTRATOR, 14 CONTRACTOR shall ensure that its employees, subcontractors, interns, volunteers, and members of 15 Board of Directors or duly authorized agents, if appropriate, ("Covered Individuals") relative to this 16 Agreement are made aware of CONTRACTOR'S Code of Conduct. 17 7. If CONTRACTOR elects to adhere to ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct then 18 CONTRACTOR shall submit to ADMINISTRATOR a signed acknowledgement and agreement that 19 CONTRACTOR shall comply with ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct. 20 8. Failure of CONTRACTOR to timely submit the acknowledgement of 21 ADMINISTRATOR'S Code of Conduct shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and failure 22 to cure such breach within sixty (60) calendar days of such notice from ADMINISTRATOR shall 23 constitute grounds for termination of this Agreement as to the non-complying party. 24 C. COVERED INDIVIDUALS -CONTRACTOR shall screen all Covered Individuals employed 25 or retained to provide services related to this Agreement to ensure that they are not designated as 26 "Ineligible Persons," as defined hereunder. Screening shall be conducted against the General Services 2'7 Administration's List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs and the Health and Human 28 Services/Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. 29 1 . Ineligible Person shall be any individual or entity who: 30 a. is currently excluded, suspended, debarred or otherwise ineligible to participate in the 31 federal health care programs; or 32 b. has been convicted of a criminal offense related to the provision of health care items or 33 services and has not been reinstated in the federal health care programs after a period of exclusion, 34 suspension, debarment, or ineligibility. 35 2. CONTRACTOR shall screen prospective Covered Individuals prior to hire or engagement. 36 CONTRACTOR shall not hire or engage any Ineligible Person to provide services relative to this 37 Agreement. CITY OF SANTA ANA 5 of 17 X:\CONTRACTS - 201 O-\201 0-201 5 W1I HS\POD-EQU?F-MASTER- 10-1 5-BG. roc SAN 14-MAPOD03 MACK 1 5