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Office of Inspector General Compliance /Audit, Mail Code 1326 P.O. Box 85200 Austin, Texas 78708 -5200 If Contractor fails to submit the audit report as required by the Independent Single or Program - Specific Audit section within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt by Contractor of an audit report, Contractor shall be subject to DSHS sanctions and remedies for non - compliance with this Contract. ARTICLE VII CONFIDENTIALITY Section 7.01 Maintenance of Confidentiality. Contractor must maintain the privacy and confidentiality of information and records received during or related to the performance of this Contract, including patient and client records that contain protected health information (PHI), and any other information that discloses confidential personal information or identifies any client served by DSHS, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to 7 CFR Part 246; 42 CFR Part 2; 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA]); Tex. Health & Safety Code Chapters 12, 47, 81, 82, 85, 88, 92, 161, 181, 241, 245, 251, 534, 576, 577, 596, 611, and 773; and Tex. Occ. Code Chapters 56 and 159 and all applicable Rules. Section 7.02 Department Access to PHI and Other Confidential Information. Contractor shall cooperate with Department to allow Department to request, collect and receive PHI and other confidential information under this Contract, without the consent of the individual to whom the PHI relates, for funding, payment and administration of the grant program, and for purposes permitted under applicable state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws. Section 7.03 Exchange of Client- Identifying Information. Except as prohibited by other law, Contractor and DSHS shall exchange PHI without the consent of clients in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.504(e)(3)(i)(B), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 533.009 and Rule Chapter 414, Subchapter A or other applicable laws or rules. Contractor shall disclose information described in Tex. Health & Safety Code § 614.017(a)(2) relating to special needs .offenders, to an agency described in Tex. Health & Safety Code § 614.017(c) upon request of that agency, unless Contractor documents that the information is not allowed to be disclosed under 45 CFR Part 164 or other applicable law. Section 7.04 Security of Patient or Client Records. Contractor must maintain patient and client records in compliance with state and federal law relating to security and retention of medical or mental health and substance abuse patient and client records. Department may require Contractor to transfer original or copies of patient and client records to Department, without the consent or authorization of the patient or client, upon termination of this Contract or a Program Attachment to this Contract, as applicable, or if the care and treatment of the individual patient or client is transferred to another entity. Prior to providing services funded under this Contract to a patient or client, Contractor shall attempt to obtain consent from the patient or client to transfer copies of patient or client records to another entity funded by DSHS General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2010 13