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upon termination of this Contract or a Program Attachment to this Contract, as applicable, or if care or treatment is transferred to another DSHS- funded contractor. Section 7.05 HIV /AIDS Model Workplace Guidelines. If providing direct client care, services, or programs, Contractor shall implement Department's policies based on the HIV /AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus /acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) Model Workplace Guidelines for Businesses, State Agencies, and State Contractors, Policy No. 090.021, and Contractor shall educate employees and clients concerning HIV and its related conditions, including AIDS, in accordance with the Tex. Health & Safety Code § 85.112 -114. A link to the Model Workplace Guidelines can be found at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/policy/policies.shtm ARTICLE VIII RECORDS RETENTION Section 8.01 Retention. Contractor shall retain records in accordance with applicable state and federal statutes, rules and regulations. At a minimum, Contractor shall retain and preserve all other records, including financial records that are generated or collected by Contractor under the provisions of this Contract, for a period of four (4) years after the termination of this Contract. If services are funded through Medicaid, the federal retention period, if more than four (4) years, shall apply. Contractor shall retain all records pertaining to this Contract that are the subject of litigation or an audit until the litigation has ended or all questions pertaining to the audit are resolved. Legal requirements for Contractor may extend beyond the retention schedules established in this section. Contractor shall retain medical records in accordance with Ter, Admin. Code Title 22, Part 9, § 165.1(b) and (c) or other applicable statutes, rules and regulations governing medical information. Contractor shall ensure that this provision concerning records retention is included in any subcontract it awards. If Contractor ceases business operations, it shall ensure that records relating to this Contract are securely stored and are accessible by the Department upon Department's request for at least four (4) years from the date Contractor ceases business or from the date this Contract terminates, whichever is sooner. Contractor shall provide the name and address of the party responsible for storage of records to the Division Contract Management Unit assigned to the Program Attachment. ARTICLE IX ACCESS AND INSPECTION Section 9.01 Access. In addition to any right of access arising by operation of law, Contractor, and any of Contractor's affiliate or subsidiary organizations or subcontractors shall permit the Department or any of its duly authorized representatives, as well as duly authorized federal, state or local authorities, including the Comptroller General of the United States, OIG, and the State Auditor's Office (SAO), unrestricted access to and the right to examine any site where business is conducted or client services are performed, and all records (including client and patient records, if any, and Contractor personnel records and governing body personnel records), books, papers or documents related to this Contract; and the right to interview members of Contractor's governing body, staff, volunteers, participants and clients concerning the Contract, Contractor's business and client services. If deemed necessary by the Department or the OIG, for the purpose of investigation or hearing, Contractor shall produce original documents related to this Contract. Further, Contractor shall ensure that information collected, assembled or maintained by the Contractor relative to this Contract is available to the Department for the Department to respond General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2010 14