2008-055-RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES ("DSHS") DOCUMENT NO. 2009-028229-001 RLSS-LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

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Section 12.18 Notice of Organizational Change. Contractor shall submit written notice to the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the Program Attachment within ten (10) business days of any change to the following: Contractor's name; contact information; key personnel, officer, director or partner; organizational structure; legal standing; or authority to do business in Texas. A change in Contractor's name requires an amendment to this Contract in accordance with the Amendments section of these General Provisions. Section 12.19 Quality Management. Contractor shall comply with quality management requirements as directed by the Department. Section 12.20 Equipment (Including Controlled Assets) Purchases. Equipment means an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property having a useful lifetime of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more, and "controlled assets." Controlled assets include firearms regazdless of the acquisition cost, and the following assets with an acquisition cost of $500 or more: desktop and laptop computers, non-portable printers and copiers, emergency management equipment, communication devices and systems, medical and laboratory equipment, and media equipment. Contractors on a cost reimbursement payment method shall inventory all equipment. If the purchase of equipment is approved in writing by the Department, Contractor is required to initiate the purchase of that equipment in the first quarter of the Contract or Program Attachment term, as applicable. Failure to initiate the purchase of equipment may result in loss of availability of funds for the purchase of equipment. Requests to purchase previously approved equipment after the first quarter of the Program Attachment must be submitted to the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the Program Attachment. Section 12.21 Supplies. Supplies are defined as consumable items necessary to carry out the services under this Contract including medical supplies, drugs, janitorial supplies, office supplies, patient educational supplies, software, and any items of tangible personal property other than those defined as equipment above. Section 12.22 Changes to Equipment List. All items of equipment purchased with funds under this Contract shall be itemized in Contractor's equipment list as finally approved by the Departrnent in the executed Contract. Any changes to the approved equipment list in the executed Contract must be approved in writing by Department prior to purchase of equipment. Contractor shall submit to the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the Program Attachment, a written description including complete product specifications and need justification prior to purchasing any item of unapproved equipment. If approved, Department will acknowledge its approval by means of a written amendment or by written acceptance of Contractor's Contract Revision Request, as appropriate. Section 12.23 Property Inventory and Protection of Assets. Contractor shall maintain a nonexpendable personal property (equipment and controlled assets) inventory and submit an annual cumulative report to the Depg 4-9347, no laterOthan October 15 h of eachtyearMThe foam for 6hs O Box 149347 Austin, Texas report (Form GC-11) is located on the DSHS website at htt ://www.dshs.state.tx.us/contracts/forms.shtm. Contractor shall administer a program of 6/5/08 Page 23 of 38 General Provisions (Core Subrecipient 2009)