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Fiscal Year 2012 Department of State Health Services Contract General Provisions (Core /Subrecipient) determination that Contractor is insolvent or incapacitated, or the date Contractor discovered an unpaid obligation to the IRS or TWC. Contractor shall notify in writing the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment of its plan to seek bankruptcy protection within three (3) working days of such action by Contractor's governing body. Section 10.06 Misuse of Funds and Performance Malfeasance. Contractor shall report to the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment, any knowledge of debarment, suspected fraud, program abuse, possible illegal expenditures, unlawful activity, or violation of financial laws, rules, policies, and procedures related to performance under this Contract. Contractor shall make such report no later than three (3) working days from the date that Contractor has knowledge or reason to believe such activity has taken place. Additionally, if this Contract is federally funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Contractor shall report any credible evidence that a principal, employee, subcontractor or agent of Contractor, or any other person, has submitted a false claim under the False Claims Act or has committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving those funds. Contractor shall make this report to the HHS Office of Inspector General at http://www.oig.hhs.gov/fraud/hotline/ no later than three (3) working days from the date that Contractor has knowledge or reason to believe such activity has taken place. Section 10.07 Criminal Activity and Disciplinary Action. Contractor affirms that no person who has an ownership or controlling interest in the organization or who is an agent or managing employee of the organization has been placed on community supervision, received deferred adjudication, is presently indicted for or has been convicted of a criminal offense related to any financial matter, federal or state program or felony sex crime. Contractor shall notify in writing the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment if it has reason to believe Contractor, or a person with ownership or controlling interest in the organization or who is an agent or managing employee of the organization, an employee or volunteer of Contractor, or a subcontractor providing services under this Contract has engaged in any activity that would constitute a criminal offense equal to or greater than a Class A misdemeanor or if such activity would reasonably constitute grounds for disciplinary action by a state or federal regulatory authority, or has been placed on community supervision, received deferred adjudication, or been indicted for or convicted of a criminal offense relating to involvement in any financial matter, federal or state program or felony sex crime. Contractor shall make the reports required by this section no later than three (3) working days from the date that Contractor has knowledge or reason to believe such activity has taken place. Contractor shall not permit any person who engaged, or was alleged to have engaged, in an activity subject to reporting under this section to perform direct client services or have direct contact with clients, unless otherwise directed by DSHS. Section 10.08 Retaliation Prohibited. Contractor shall not retaliate against any person who reports a violation of, or cooperates with an investigation regarding, any applicable law, rule, regulation or standard to the Department, another state agency, or any federal, state or local law enforcement official. Section 10.09 Documentation. Contractor shall maintain appropriate documentation of all notices required under these General Provisions. ARTICLE XI ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS Section 11.01 Certification. Contractor certifies by execution of this Contract to the following: a) it is not disqualified under 2 CFR §376.935 or ineligible for participation in federal or state assistance programs; b) neither it, nor its principals, are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2012 18