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18. ACCESS TO ]ROOKS AND RE CD . Pursuant to Section 952 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980 (PL96 -499), the Parties agree that until the expiration of five (5) years after the furnishing of the Services, the Parties will make available to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Comptroller General, and their representatives, this Contract and all books, documents, and records necessary to certify the nature and extent of the costs of those services. If services are carried out through a subcontract worth $10,000.00 or more over a 12 -month period with a related organization, the subcontract will also contain an access clause to permit access by the Secretary, Comptroller General, and their representatives to the related organization's books and records. 19. IIIPAA STANDARDS. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations on "Privacy Standards and Security Standards for Individually Identifiable Health Information" promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (the "Standards "). Client is a "covered entity" and Contractor may also be deemed a "business associate" of Client in that it may have access to "protected health information" in fulfilling certain responsibilities tinder this Contract as defined in the Standards. Contractor agrees to abide by the provisions of 45 Cl R 164.504(e) when acting in its capacity as a business associate, and by all provisions of the Business Associate Agreement that is attached as Schedule D and incorporated herein by reference. 20. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES. Any dispute between the Parties shall be resolved in the following manner: 20.1 The parties will first attempt to settle a dispute through direct discussions; 20.2 Any dispute not resolved by direct discussion shall be decided by the courts of the State of North Carolina, with original jurisdiction in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 21. IMMIGRATION LAWS. Contractor shall employ persons legally authorized to work in the United States and shall comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ( "IRCA"), its regulations, and all other federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations governing the employment of persons legally authorized to work in the United States, including, without limitation maintaining its own proper Employment Eligibility Verification or 1 -9 Forms for its employees as required by IRCA and its regulations. 22. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) All references to the Parties shall include the plural as well as the singular, and heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns, whether the same is masculine, feminine or neutral. (b) Each individual executing this Contract on behalf of a limited liability company, a corporation, a partnership or any other legal entity (the "entity ") represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Contract on behalf of the entity, and that this Contract is binding upon said entity in accordance with its terms. (c) All exhibits, amendments and addenda attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof. (d) The captions, section numbers and articles appearing in this Contract are inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of such sections or articles of this Contract, SIGNATURE BLOCK FOLLOWS: Page S of 6 Attachment number 3 F -2 Page 77