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SERVICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AGREEMENT
Article 3 Provision of Services |
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3.1 |
Provision of Services.
- The HSP will provide the Services in accordance with:
- the terms of the Agreement, including the Service
Plan;
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Applicable Law; and
- Applicable Policy
- When
providing the Services, the HSP will meet the
Performance
Standards and Conditions identified in Schedule E.
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Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the HSP
will not reduce,
stop, start, expand, cease to provide or transfer the
provision of the Services or
change its Service Plan except with notice to the LHIN, and
if required by Applicable Law or Applicable Policy, the
prior written consent of the LHIN;
- Unless the HSP is a community care access centre, the
HSP will not restrict or refuse the provision of
Services to an individual, directly or indirectly, based on the geographic area in
which the person resides in
Ontario.
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3.2 |
Subcontracting for the Provision of Services.
- Unless already identified as a subcontract service
in Schedule A, the HSP agrees
that the HSP will not
subcontract the fulfillment of all or any part of the
HSP’s obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the LHIN.
Such consent will be in
the sole discretion of the LHIN and may be subject to
additional terms and
conditions.
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When entering into a subcontract the HSP agrees that the
terms of the subcontract will enable the HSP to meet its
obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting
the foregoing the HSP will include a provision that
permits the LHIN or its authorized representatives, to
audit the subcontractor in respect of the subcontract if
the LHIN or its authorized representatives determine
that such an audit would be necessary to confirm that
the HSP has complied with the terms of this Agreement.
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All actions taken or not taken by the subcontractor and
Services provided by the subcontractor will be deemed
actions taken or not taken by the HSP and Services
provided by the HSP.
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Nothing contained in this Agreement or a subcontract
will create a
contractual relationship between any subcontractor or
its directors, officers,
employees, agents, partners, affiliates or volunteers
and the LHIN.
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3.3 |
Conflict of Interest. . The HSP will
use the Funding, provide the Services and otherwise fulfill
its obligations under this Agreement without an actual,
potential or perceived Conflict of Interest. The HSP
will disclose to the LHIN without delay any situation that a
reasonable person would interpret as an actual, potential or
perceived Conflict of Interest and comply with any
requirements prescribed by the LHIN to resolve any Conflict
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3.4 |
E-health/Information Technology Compliance. The HSP
agrees to comply with
any technical and information management standards, or
solutions related to architecture, technology,
privacy and security set for health service providers by the
MOHLTC , eHealth Ontario or the LHIN within the timeframes set by the MOHLTC
or the LHIN as the case may be.
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3.5 |
Policies, Guidelines Directives and Standards.
Either the LHIN or the
MOHLTC will give the HSP notice of any amendments to the
manuals, guidelines or policies identified in
Schedule D.
Amendments will be effective on the first Day of April
following the receipt of the Notice or on such other date as
may be advised by the LHIN or MOHTLC as the case may be. By signing a copy of this Agreement the HSP
acknowledges that it has a copy of the manuals, guidelines
or policies identified in
Schedule D.
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