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single or program- specific audit work performed for Contractor. Procurement of audit services must comply with the procurement standards of 45 CFR Part 74 or 92, as applicable, including obtaining competition and making positive efforts to use small, minority- owned, and women -owned business enterprises. Section 6.03 Submission of Audit. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the audit reports required by the Independent Single or Program - Specific Audit section, Contractor shall submit one copy to the Department's Contract Oversight and Support Section, and one copy to the OIG, at the following addresses: Department of State Health Services Contract Oversight and Support, Mail Code 1326 P.O. Box 149347 Austin, Texas 78714 -9347 Health and Human Services Commission 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 and regulations. 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 General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2011 12