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local funds currently available for a particular activity. Contractor shall make a good faith effort to maintain its current level of support. Contractor may be required to submit documentation substantiating that a reduction in state or local funding, if any, resulted for reasons other than receipt or expected receipt of funding under this Contract. ARTICLE IV PAYMENT METHODS AND RESTRICTIONS Section 4.01 Payment Methods. Except as otherwise provided by the provisions of the Program Attachment(s), the payment method for each Program Attachment will be one of the following methods: a) cost reimbursement. This payment method is based on an approved budget in the Program Attachment(s) and acceptable submission of a request for reimbursement; or b) unit rate /fee - for - service. This payment method is based on a fixed price or a specified rates) or fee(s) for delivery of a specified unit(s) of service, as stated in the Program Attachment(s) and acceptable submission of all required documentation, forms and/or reports. Section 4.02 Billing Submission. Contractors shall bill the Department in accordance with the Program Attachment(s) in the form and format prescribed by DSHS. Unless otherwise specified in the Program Attachment(s) or permitted under the Third Party Payors section of this Article, Contractor shall submit requests for reimbursement or payment monthly within thirty (30) calendar days following the end of the month covered by the bill. Section 4.03 Final Billing Submission. Unless otherwise provided by the Department, Contractor shall submit a reimbursement or payment request as a final close -out bill not later than sixty (60) calendar days following the end of the term of the Program Attachment for goods received and services rendered during the term. If necessary to meet this deadline, Contractor may submit reimbursement or payment requests by facsimile transmission. Reimbursement or payment requests received in DSHS's offices more than sixty (60) calendar days following the end of the applicable term will not be paid. Consideration of requests for an exception will be made on a case -by -case basis, subject to the availability of funding, and only for an extenuating circumstance, such as a catastrophic event, natural disaster, or criminal activity that substantially interferes with normal business operations or causes damage or destruction of a place of business and /or records. A written statement describing the extenuating circumstance and the last request for reimbursement must be submitted for review and approval to the DSHS Accounting Section. Section 4.04 Working Capital Advance. If allowed under this Contract, a single one -time working capital advance per term of the Program Attachment may be granted at the Department's discretion. Contractor must submit documentation to the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment to justify the need for a working capital advance. Contractor shall liquidate the working capital advance as directed by the Department. The requirements for the documentation justifying the need for an advance and the directions for liquidating the advance are found in the Contractor's Financial Procedures Manual located at htty: / /www.dshs.state.tx.us /contracts /cfom.shtm. Section 4.05 Financial Status Reports (FSRs). Except as otherwise provided in these General Provisions or in the terms of the Program Attachment(s), for contracts with categorical budgets, Contractor shall submit quarterly FSRs to Accounts Payable by the thirtieth calendar day of the month following the end of each quarter of the Program Attachment term for Department review and General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2011