07-F DSHS Contract No. 2007-020428

Home Browse Search

performance under this Contract. Contractor shall make such report no later than three (3) working days from the date of discovery. Contractor shall make the report to the SAD at (800) TX-AUDIT, or by Internet at http://www.sao.state.tx.us. Section 10.07 Criminal Activity and Disciplinary Action. Contractor shall notify in writing the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the Contract if it has reason to believe Contractor, or a person with ownership or controlling interest in the organization or who is an agent or managing employee of the organization, an employee or volunteer of Contractor, or a subcontractor has engaged in any activity that would constitute a criminal offense equal to or greater than a Class A misdemeanor or if such activity would reasonably constitute grounds for disciplinary action by a state or federal regulatory authority, or has been placed on community supervision, received deferred adjudication, or been convicted of a criminal offense relating to involvement in any financial matter, federal or state program or felony sex crime. Contractor shall make the reports required by this section no later than three (3) working days from the date of discovery. Section 10.08 Retaliation Prohibited. Contractor shall not retaliate against any person who reports a violation of, or cooperates with an investigation regarding, any applicable law, rule, or standard to the SAG, the Department, another state agency, or any federal, state or local law enforcement official. Section 10.09 Documentation. Contractor shall maintain appropriate documentation of all notices. ARTICLE XI ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS. Section 11.01 Certification. Contractor certifies by execution of this Contract to the following: a) it is not ineligible for participation in federal or state assistance programs; b) neither it, nor its principals, are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, o'r voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal or state department or agency; c) it has not knowingly failed to pay a single substantial debt or a number of outstanding debts to a federal or state agency; d) it is not subject to an outstanding judgment in a suit against Contractor for collection of the balance of a debt; e) it is in good standing with all state and/or federal agencies that have a contracting or regulatory relationship with Contractor; and f) that no person who has an ownership or controlling interest in Contractor or who is an agent or managing employee of Contractor has been convicted of a criminal offense related to involvement in any program established under Medicare, Medicaid, or a federal block grant. Where Contractor is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Article, Contractor shall submit an explanation to the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the Contract. If Contractor's status with respect to the items certified above changes during the Contract, Contractor shall immediately notify the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the EF29-12425 General Provisions (Core Subrecipient 2007) Rev. 07/20/2006 Page 15 r"