2007-116-RES-Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Document No. 2008-024100

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advance payments from Department. Section 5.04 Acceptance as Payment in Full. Except as permitted in the Fees for Personal Health Services section, Contractor shall accept reimbursement or payment from DSHS as payment in full for services or goods provided to clients, and Contractor agrees to not seek additional reimbursement or payment for services or goods from clients. ARTICLE VI ~ ALLOWABLE COSTS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS Section 6.01 Independent Audit. If Contractor within Contractor's fiscal year expends a total amount of at least $500,000 in state funds awazded or at least $500,000 in federal funds awarded, Contractor must have a single audit or program- specific audit in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circ. No. A-133, the Single Audit Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98-502, 98 Stat. 2327, and the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, Pub. L. 104-156,110 Stat. 1396. The $500,000 federal threshold amount includes federal funds passed through by way of state agency awards. The audit shall be conducted by an independent certified , public accountant and in accordance with applicable OMB Circulars, Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) located on the Internet at http:/lwww.govemor.state.tx.us/divisions/state ants/guidelines/files/UGMS062004 .doc. Contractor shall procure audit services in compliance with state procurement procedures, as well as with the provisions of UGMS. Contractor, unless Contractor is a local government, shall not use the same accountant or accounting firm to conduct the independent audit for more than five consecutive years. Section 6.02 Allowable Costs. For services .satisfactorily performed pursuant to this Contract, DSHS will reimburse Contractor for allowable costs. Contractor must have incurred a cost within the applicable term to be eligible for reimbursement under this Contract and prior to claiming reimbursement. DSHS shall determine whether costs submitted by Contractor are allowable and reimbursable. If DSHS has paid funds to Contractor for unallowable or ineligible costs, Contractor shall return the funds to DSHS within thirty (30) calendar days of written notice. DSHS may withhold all or part of any payments to Contractor to offset reimbursement for any ineligible expenditures that Contractor has not refunded to DSHS, or if financial status report(s) required under the Financial Status Reports Section are not submitted by the dates} due. DSHS may take repayment from funds available under any term of the Contract, active or expired, in amounts necessary to fulfill Contractor's repayment obligations. Applicable cost principles, audit requirements, and administrative requirements include: General Provisions (Core Subrecipient 2008) 611212007 10