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1 AGREEMENT
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3 THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective January 1, 2023, by and
4 between the COUNTY OF FRESNO, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY", and MyWorkplace,
5 Inc., a Texas corporation, hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR".
6 WITNESSETH:
7 WHEREAS, the COUNTY desires to obtain certain health benefit administrative
8 services, including maintaining benefits and eligibility information, for COUNTY retirees that are 65
9 years of age or older (hereinafter "post-65 retirees"); and
10 WHEREAS, the COUNTY participates in health insurance programs for its employees
11 and retirees under the age of 65, which are offered through its participation in the San Joaquin
12 Valley Insurance Authority (SJVIA); and
13 WHEREAS, the SJVIA offers additional administrative services including consolidated
14 eligibility and billing services through its separate agreement with CONTRACTOR; and
15 WHEREAS, the COUNTY desires to ensure consistency and efficiency in health
16 benefit administrative services offered through the SJVIA by matching pricing and services for its
17 post-65 retirees; and
18 WHEREAS, the CONTRACTOR represents that it is willing and able to provide the
19 health benefit administrative services as set forth in this Agreement.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms and conditions
21 herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
22 1. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR
23 A. The CONTRACTOR shall provide benefit-related management functions
24 as outlined in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
25 B. The CONTRACTOR shall provide the COUNTY with general administrative
26 services that include, but are not limited to:
27 1) Furnishing necessary training to County personnel to assist the
28 COUNTY in utilizing the CONTRACTOR'S services.
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1 2) Furnishing the COUNTY with all available information from the
2 CONTRACTOR's records which the COUNTY, in its determination, may need and/or request.
3 3) Resolving any issues raised by COUNTY with due diligence.
4 4) Referral of enrollees to the COUNTY as reasonably necessary for
5 clarification of any enrollment, or other service request made by any post-65 retiree
6 2. The CONTRACTOR is solely responsible for compliance with the Internal
7 Revenue Code and other Federal, State or local laws applicable to the CONTRACTOR.
8 3. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COUNTY
9 A. The COUNTY is responsible for compliance with the Internal Revenue
10 Code and other Federal, State or local laws applicable to the County.
11 B. The COUNTY is responsible for the accuracy and integrity of COUNTY
12 data.
13 4. TERM
14 This Agreement shall become effective on the 1st day of January, 2023 and
15 shall terminate on the 31st day of December, 2023, unless otherwise terminated by COUNTY, as
16 provided herein.
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18 5. TERMINATION
19 A. Non-Allocation of Funds - The terms of this Agreement, and the services to
20 be provided thereunder, are contingent on the approval of funds by the COUNTY. Should
21 sufficient funds not be allocated, the services provided may be modified, or this Agreement
22 terminated, at any time by giving the CONTRACTOR thirty (30) days advance written notice.
23 B. Breach of Contract - The COUNTY may immediately suspend or terminate
24 this Agreement in whole or in part, where in the determination of the COUNTY there is:
25 1) An illegal or improper use of funds;
26 2) A failure to comply with any term of this Agreement;
27 3) A substantially incorrect or incomplete report submitted to the
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1 4) Improperly performed service.
2 In no event shall any payment by the COUNTY constitute a waiver by the COUNTY
3 of any breach of this Agreement or any default which may then exist on the part of the
4 CONTRACTOR. Neither shall such payment impair or prejudice any remedy available to the
5 COUNTY with respect to the breach or default. The COUNTY shall have the right to demand of
6 the CONTRACTOR the repayment to the COUNTY of any funds disbursed to the CONTRACTOR
7 under this Agreement, which in the judgment of the COUNTY were not expended in accordance
8 with the terms of this Agreement. The CONTRACTOR shall promptly refund any such funds upon
9 demand.
10 C. Without Cause - Under circumstances other than those set forth above,
11 this Agreement may be terminated by COUNTY upon the giving of sixty (60) days advance written
12 notice of an intention to terminate to CONTRACTOR.
13 6. COMPENSATION/INVOICING: COUNTY agrees to pay CONTRACTOR and
14 CONTRACTOR agrees to receive compensation as described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and
15 incorporated herein by this reference. The Per Retiree Per Month (PRPM) fee described in
16 Exhibit B will be paid monthly throughout the term of the Agreement per the compiled monthly
17 transmittals prepared by CONTRACTOR for funding disbursement. The PRPM fees are based on
18 the actual number of eligible retirees as determined by the COUNTY. CONTRACTOR will invoice
19 COUNTY for services related to Affordable Care Act reporting as described in Exhibit B.
20 7. OWNERSHIP OF DATA: All data delivered by the COUNTY to
21 CONTRACTOR, or which is created by either party for the COUNTY in connection with the
22 performance of this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of the COUNTY. CONTRACTOR
23 shall be the custodian of such data and will immediately make such data available to the COUNTY
24 upon request during normal working hours. CONTRACTOR shall return all personnel/payroll raw
25 data collected or generated in connection with the performance of the Agreement within thirty (30)
26 days of the termination of this Agreement and shall not access said data for any purpose other
27 than in connection with the performance of this Agreement.
28 8. HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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1 A. The parties to this Agreement shall be in strict conformance with all
2 applicable Federal and State of California laws and regulations, including but not limited to
3 Sections 5328, 10850, and 14100.2 et seq. of the Welfare and Institutions Code, Sections 2.1 and
4 431.300 et seq. of Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 56 et seq. of the
5 California Civil Code, Sections 11977 and 11812 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations,
6 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including but not limited to
7 Section 1320 D et seq. of Title 42, United States Code (USC) and its implementing regulations,
8 including, but not limited to Title 45, CFR, Sections 142, 160, 162, and 164, The Health
9 Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) regarding the
10 confidentiality and security of patient information, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination
11 Act (GINA) of 2008 regarding the confidentiality of genetic information.
12 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, CONTRACTOR, as a
13 Business Associate of COUNTY, may use or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) to
14 perform functions, activities or services for or on behalf of COUNTY, as specified in this
15 Agreement, provided that such use or disclosure shall not violate the Health Insurance Portability
16 and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 USC 1320d et seq. The uses and disclosures of PHI may not
17 be more expansive than those applicable to COUNTY, as the "Covered Entity" under the HIPAA
18 Privacy Rule (45 CFR 164.500 et seq.), except as authorized for management, administrative or
19 legal responsibilities of the Business Associate.
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1 B. CONTRACTOR, including its subcontractors and employees, shall protect,
2 from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of names and other identifying information, including
3 genetic information, concerning persons receiving services pursuant to this Agreement, except
4 where permitted in order to carry out data aggregation purposes for health care operations [45
5 CFR Sections 164.504 (e)(2)(i), 164.504 (3)(2)(ii)(A), and 164.504 (e)(4)(i)] This pertains to any
6 and all persons receiving services pursuant to a COUNTY funded program. This requirement
7 applies to electronic PHI. CONTRACTOR shall not use such identifying information or genetic
8 information for any purpose other than carrying out CONTRACTOR's obligations under this
9 Agreement.
10 C. CONTRACTOR, including its subcontractors and employees, shall not
11 disclose any such identifying information or genetic information to any person or entity, except as
12 otherwise specifically permitted by this Agreement, authorized by Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164
13 or other law, required by the Secretary, or authorized by the client/patient in writing. In using or
14 disclosing PHI that is permitted by this Agreement or authorized by law, CONTRACTOR shall
15 make reasonable efforts to limit PHI to the minimum necessary to accomplish intended purpose
16 of use, disclosure or request.
17 D. For purposes of the above sections, identifying information shall include,
18 but not be limited to name, identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to
19 the individual, such as finger or voice print, or photograph.
20 E. For purposes of the above sections, genetic information shall include
21 genetic tests of family members of an individual or individual, manifestation of disease or disorder
22 of family members of an individual, or any request for or receipt of, genetic services by individual
23 or family members. Family member means a dependent or any person who is first, second, third,
24 or fourth degree relative.
25 F. CONTRACTOR shall provide access, at the request of COUNTY, and in
26 the time and manner designated by COUNTY, to PHI in a designated record set (as defined in 45
27 CFR Section 164.501), to an individual or to COUNTY in order to meet the requirements of 45
28 CFR Section 164.524 regarding access by individuals to their PHI. With respect to individual
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1 requests, access shall be provided within thirty (30) days from request. Access may be extended
2 if CONTRACTOR cannot provide access and provides individual with the reasons for the delay
3 and the date when access may be granted. PHI shall be provided in the form and format
4 requested by the individual or COUNTY.
5 CONTRACTOR shall make any amendment(s) to PHI in a designated record set at
6 the request of COUNTY or individual, and in the time and manner designated by COUNTY in
7 accordance with 45 CFR Section 164.526.
8 CONTRACTOR shall provide to COUNTY or to an individual, in a time and manner
9 designated by COUNTY, information collected in accordance with 45 CFR Section 164.528, to
10 permit COUNTY to respond to a request by the individual for an accounting of disclosures of PHI
11 in accordance with 45 CFR Section 164.528.
12 G. CONTRACTOR shall report to COUNTY, in writing, any knowledge or
13 reasonable belief that there has been unauthorized access, viewing, use, disclosure, security
14 incident, or breach of unsecured PHI not permitted by this Agreement of which it becomes aware,
15 immediately and without reasonable delay and in no case later than two (2) business days of
16 discovery. Immediate notification shall be made to COUNTY's Information Security Officer and
17 Privacy Officer and COUNTY's DPH HIPAA Representative, within two (2) business days of
18 discovery. The notification shall include, to the extent possible, the identification of each individual
19 whose unsecured PHI has been, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed, acquired,
20 used, disclosed, or breached. CONTRACTOR shall take prompt corrective action to cure any
21 deficiencies and any action pertaining to such unauthorized disclosure required by applicable
22 Federal and State Laws and regulations. CONTRACTOR shall investigate such breach and is
23 responsible for all notifications required by law and regulation or deemed necessary by COUNTY
24 and shall provide a written report of the investigation and reporting required to COUNTY's
25 Information Security Officer and Privacy Officer and COUNTY's DPH HIPAA Representative. This
26 written investigation and description of any reporting necessary shall be postmarked within the
27 thirty (30) working days of the discovery of the breach to the addresses below:
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1 County of Fresno County of Fresno County of Fresno
2 Dept. of Public Health Dept. of Public Health Dept. of Internal Services
HIPAA Representative Privacy Officer Information Security Officer
3 (559) 600-6439 (559) 600-6405 (559) 600-5800
P.O. Box 11867 P.O. Box 11867 333 W. Pontiac Way
4 Fresno, CA 93775 Fresno, CA 93775 Clovis, CA 93612
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6 H. CONTRACTOR shall make its internal practices, books, and records
7 relating to the use and disclosure of PHI received from COUNTY, or created or received by the
8 CONTRACTOR on behalf of COUNTY, in compliance with HIPAA's Privacy Rule, including, but
9 not limited to the requirements set forth in Title 45, CFR, Sections 160 and 164. CONTRACTOR
10 shall make its internal practices, books, and records relating to the use and disclosure of PHI
11 received from COUNTY, or created or received by the CONTRACTOR on behalf of COUNTY,
12 available to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (Secretary) upon
13 demand.
14 CONTRACTOR shall cooperate with the compliance and investigation reviews
15 conducted by the Secretary. PHI access to the Secretary must be provided during the
16 CONTRACTOR's normal business hours, however, upon exigent circumstances access at any
17 time must be granted. Upon the Secretary's compliance or investigation review, if PHI is
18 unavailable to CONTRACTOR and in possession of a Subcontractor, it must certify efforts to
19 obtain the information to the Secretary.
20 I. Safeguards
21 CONTRACTOR shall implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards
22 as required by the HIPAA Security Rule, Subpart C of 45 CFR 164, that reasonably and
23 appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PHI, including electronic PHI,
24 that it creates, receives, maintains or transmits on behalf of COUNTY and to prevent unauthorized
25 access, viewing, use, disclosure, or breach of PHI other than as provided for by this Agreement.
26 CONTRACTOR shall conduct an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risks and
27 vulnerabilities to the confidential, integrity and availability of electronic PHI. CONTRACTOR shall
28 develop and maintain a written information privacy and security program that includes
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1 administrative, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to the size and complexity of
2 CONTRACTOR's operations and the nature and scope of its activities. Upon COUNTY's request,
3 CONTRACTOR shall provide COUNTY with information concerning such safeguards.
4 CONTRACTOR shall implement strong access controls and other security
5 safeguards and precautions in order to restrict logical and physical access to confidential,
6 personal (e.g., PHI) or sensitive data to authorized users only. Said safeguards and precautions
7 shall include the following administrative and technical password controls for all systems used to
8 process or store confidential, personal, or sensitive data:
9 1. Passwords must not be:
10 a. Shared or written down where they are accessible or recognizable by
11 anyone else; such as taped to computer screens, stored under keyboards,
12 or visible in a work area;
13 b. A dictionary word; or
14 c. Stored in clear text
15 2. Passwords must be:
16 a. Eight (8) characters or more in length;
17 b. Changed every ninety (90) days;
18 c. Changed immediately if revealed or compromised; and
19 d. Composed of characters from at least three (3) of the following four (4)
20 groups from the standard keyboard:
21 1) Upper case letters (A-Z);
22 2) Lowercase letters (a-z);
23 3) Arabic numerals (0 through 9); and
24 4) Non-alphanumeric characters (punctuation symbols).
25 CONTRACTOR shall implement the following security controls on each workstation
26 or portable computing device (e.g., laptop computer) containing confidential,
27 personal, or sensitive data:
28 1. Network-based firewall and/or personal firewall;
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1 2. Continuously updated anti-virus software; and
2 3. Patch management process including installation of all operating
3 system/software vendor security patches.
4 CONTRACTOR shall utilize a commercial encryption solution that has received
5 FIPS 140-2 validation to encrypt all confidential, personal, or sensitive data stored on portable
6 electronic media (including, but not limited to, compact disks and thumb drives) and on portable
7 computing devices (including, but not limited to, laptop and notebook computers).
8 CONTRACTOR shall not transmit confidential, personal, or sensitive data via e-mail
9 or other internet transport protocol unless the data is encrypted by a solution that has been
10 validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as conforming to the
11 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Algorithm. CONTRACTOR must apply appropriate
12 sanctions against its employees who fail to comply with these safeguards. CONTRACTOR must
13 adopt procedures for terminating access to PHI when employment of employee ends.
14 J. Mitigation of Harmful Effects
15 CONTRACTOR shall mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is
16 suspected or known to CONTRACTOR of an unauthorized access, viewing, use, disclosure, or
17 breach of PHI by CONTRACTOR or its subcontractors in violation of the requirements of these
18 provisions. CONTRACTOR must document suspected or known harmful effects and the
19 outcome.
20 K. CONTRACTOR's Subcontractors
21 CONTRACTOR shall ensure that any of its contractors, including subcontractors, if
22 applicable, to whom CONTRACTOR provides PHI received from or created or received by
23 CONTRACTOR on behalf of COUNTY, agree to the same restrictions, safeguards, and conditions
24 that apply to CONTRACTOR with respect to such PHI and to incorporate, when applicable, the
25 relevant provisions of these provisions into each subcontract or sub-award to such agents or
26 subcontractors.
27 L. Employee Training and Discipline
28 CONTRACTOR shall train and use reasonable measures to ensure compliance with
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1 the requirements of these provisions by employees who assist in the performance of functions or
2 activities on behalf of COUNTY under this Agreement and use or disclose PHI and discipline such
3 employees who intentionally violate any provisions of these provisions, including termination of
4 employment.
5 M. Termination for Cause
6 Upon COUNTY's knowledge of a material breach of these provisions by
7 CONTRACTOR, COUNTY shall either-
8 1. Provide an opportunity for CONTRACTOR to cure the breach or end the violation
9 and terminate this Agreement if CONTRACTOR does not cure the breach or end
10 the violation within the time specified by COUNTY; or
11 2. Immediately terminate this Agreement if CONTRACTOR has breached a material
12 term of these provisions and cure is not possible.
13 3. If neither cure nor termination is feasible, the COUNTY's Privacy Officer shall
14 report the violation to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
15 Services.
16 N. Judicial or Administrative Proceedings
17 COUNTY may terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms and
18 conditions of this Agreement as written hereinabove, if: (1) CONTRACTOR is found guilty in a
19 criminal proceeding for a violation of the HIPAA Privacy or Security Laws or the HITECH Act; or
20 (2) there is a finding or stipulation that the CONTRACTOR has violated a privacy or security
21 standard or requirement of the HITECH Act, HIPAA or other security or privacy laws in an
22 administrative or civil proceeding in which the CONTRACTOR is a party.
23 O. Effect of Termination
24 Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, CONTRACTOR
25 shall return or destroy all PHI received from COUNTY (or created or received by CONTRACTOR
26 on behalf of COUNTY) that CONTRACTOR still maintains in any form, and shall retain no copies
27 of such PHI. If return or destruction of PHI is not feasible, it shall continue to extend the
28 protections of these provisions to such information, and limit further use of such PHI to those
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1 purposes that make the return or destruction of such PHI infeasible. This provision shall apply to
2 PHI that is in the possession of subcontractors or agents, if applicable, of CONTRACTOR. If
3 CONTRACTOR destroys the PHI data, a certification of date and time of destruction shall be
4 provided to the COUNTY by CONTRACTOR.
5 P. Disclaimer
6 COUNTY makes no warranty or representation that compliance by CONTRACTOR
7 with these provisions, the HITECH Act, HIPAA or the HIPAA regulations will be adequate or
8 satisfactory for CONTRA CTOR's own purposes or that any information in CONTRACTOR's
9 possession or control, or transmitted or received by CONTRACTOR, is or will be secure from
10 unauthorized access, viewing, use, disclosure, or breach. CONTRACTOR is solely responsible
11 for all decisions made by CONTRACTOR regarding the safeguarding of PHI.
12 Q. Amendment
13 The parties acknowledge that Federal and State laws relating to electronic data
14 security and privacy are rapidly evolving and that amendment of these provisions may be required
15 to provide for procedures to ensure compliance with such developments. The parties specifically
16 agree to take such action as is necessary to amend this agreement in order to implement the
17 standards and requirements of HIPAA, the HIPAA regulations, the HITECH Act and other
18 applicable laws relating to the security or privacy of PHI. COUNTY may terminate this Agreement
19 upon thirty (30) days written notice in the event that CONTRACTOR does not enter into an
20 amendment providing assurances regarding the safeguarding of PHI that COUNTY in its sole
21 discretion, deems sufficient to satisfy the standards and requirements of HIPAA, the HIPAA
22 regulations and the HITECH Act.
23 R. No Third-Party Beneficiaries
24 Nothing express or implied in the terms and conditions of these provisions is intended to confer,
25 nor shall anything herein confer, upon any person other than COUNTY or CONTRACTOR and
26 their respective successors or assignees, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities
27 whatsoever.
28 S. Interpretation
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1 The terms and conditions in these provisions shall be interpreted as broadly as
2 necessary to implement and comply with HIPAA, the HIPAA regulations and applicable State
3 laws. The parties agree that any ambiguity in the terms and conditions of these provisions shall be
4 resolved in favor of a meaning that complies and is consistent with HIPAA and the HIPAA
5 regulations.
6 T. Regulatory References
7 A reference in the terms and conditions of these provisions to a section in the
8 HIPAA regulations means the section as in effect or as amended.
9 U. Survival
10 The respective rights and obligations of CONTRACTOR as stated in this Section
11 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
12 V. No Waiver of Obligations
13 No change, waiver or discharge of any liability or obligation hereunder on any one or
14 more occasions shall be deemed a waiver of performance of any continuing or other obligation, or
15 shall prohibit enforcement of any obligation on any other occasion.
16 9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: In performance of the work, duties and
17 obligations assumed by CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, it is mutually understood and
18 agreed that CONTRACTOR, including any and all of the CONTRACTOR'S officers, agents, and
19 employees will at all times be acting and performing as an independent contractor, and shall act in
20 an independent capacity and not as an officer, agent, servant, employee, joint venturer, partner, or
21 associate of the COUNTY. Furthermore, COUNTY shall have no right to control or supervise or
22 direct the manner or method by which CONTRACTOR shall perform its work and function.
23 However, COUNTY shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that
24 CONTRACTOR is performing its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
25 CONTRACTOR and COUNTY shall comply with all applicable provisions of
26 law and the rules and regulations, if any, of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over
27 matters the subject thereof.
28 Because of its status as an independent contractor, CONTRACTOR shall have
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1 absolutely no right to employment rights and benefits available to COUNTY employees.
2 CONTRACTOR shall be solely liable and responsible for providing to, or on behalf of, its
3 employees all legally-required employee benefits. In addition, CONTRACTOR shall be solely
4 responsible and save COUNTY harmless from all matters relating to payment of
5 CONTRACTOR'S employees, including compliance with Social Security withholding and all other
6 regulations governing such matters. It is acknowledged that during the term of this Agreement,
7 CONTRACTOR may be providing services to others unrelated to the COUNTY or to this
8 Agreement.
9 10. MODIFICATION: Any matters of this Agreement may be modified from time to
10 time by the written consent of all the parties without, in any way, affecting the remainder.
11 11. NON-ASSIGNMENT: Neither party may assign, transfer or sub-contract this
12 Agreement nor their rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
13 other party.
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15 1. Indemnity. The CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless and
16 defend the COUNTY (including its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers) against all
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claims, demands, injuries, damages, costs, expenses (including attorney fees and costs), fines,
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penalties, and liabilities of any kind to the COUNTY, the CONTRACTOR, or any third party that
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20 arise from or relate to the performance or failure to perform by the CONTRACTOR (or any of its
21 officers, agents, subcontractors, or employees) under this Agreement. The COUNTY may
22 conduct or participate in its own defense without affecting the CONTRACTOR's obligation to
23 indemnify and hold harmless or defend the County.
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25 The provisions of this Section 11 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
26 2. INSURANCE
27 A. Required Insurance
28 Without limiting the COUNTY's right to obtain indemnification from
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1 CONTRACTOR or any third parties, CONTRACTOR, at its sole expense, shall maintain in full
2 force and effect, the following insurance policies or a program of self-insurance, including but not
3 limited to, an insurance pooling arrangement or Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) throughout the
4 term of the Agreement:
5 1. Commercial General Liability
6 Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than Two
7 Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Four Million Dollars
8 ($4,000,000). This policy shall be issued on a per occurrence basis. COUNTY may require
9 specific coverages including completed operations, products liability, contractual liability,
10 Explosion-Collapse-Underground, fire legal liability or any other liability insurance deemed
11 necessary because of the nature of this contract.
12 2. Professional Liability
13 If CONTRACTOR employs licensed professional staff, (e.g., Ph.D., R.N.,
14 L.C.S.W., M.F.C.C.) in providing services, Professional Liability Insurance with limits of not less
15 than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00)
16 annual aggregate.
17 3. Worker's Compensation
18 A policy of Worker's Compensation insurance as may be required by the
19 California Labor Code.
20 4. Technology Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions)
21 Technology professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance with limits
22 of not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) annual aggregate. Coverage shall
23 encompass all of the CONTRACTOR's duties and obligations that are the subject of this
24 Agreement. Coverage shall include, but not be limited to, any and all claims, damages, costs,
25 fees, regulatory fines and penalties, or forms of legal action involving Cyber Risks.
26 5. Cyber Liability
27 Cyber liability insurance with limits of not less than Five Million Dollars
28 ($5,000,000.00) annual aggregate. Coverage shall include, but not be limited to, any and all
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1 claims, damages, costs, fees, regulatory fines and penalties, or forms of legal action involving
2 Cyber Risks. The cyber liability policy shall be endorsed to cover the full replacement value of,
3 damage to, alteration of, loss of, theft of, ransom of, or destruction of intangible property
4 (including but not limited to information or data) that is in the care, custody, or control of
5 CONTRACTOR.
6 For purposes of the technology professional liability insurance and the
7 cyber liability insurance required under this Agreement, Cyber Risks include, but are not limited
8 to, (i) security breaches, which include disclosure of, whether intentional or unintentional,
9 information provided by COUNTY, information provided by or obtained from any employee, or
10 personal-identifying information relating to any employee, to an unauthorized third party; (ii)
11 breach of any of CONTRACTOR's obligations under this Agreement relating to data security,
12 protection, preservation, usage, storage, transmission, and the like; (iii) infringement of
13 intellectual property including, but not limited to, infringement of copyright, trademark, and trade
14 dress; (iv) invasion of privacy, including any release of private information; (v) information theft
15 by any person or entity, whatsoever; (vi) damage to or destruction or alteration of electronic
16 information; (vii) extortion related to CONTRACTOR's obligations under this Agreement
17 regarding electronic information, including information provided by COUNTY, information
18 provided by or obtained from any employee, or personal-identifying information relating to any
19 employee; (viii) network security; (ix) data breach response costs, including security breach
20 response costs; (x) regulatory fines and penalties related to CONTRACTOR's obligations under
21 this Agreement regarding electronic information, including information provided by COUNTY,
22 information provided by or obtained from an employee, or personal-identifying information
23 relating to any employee; and (xi) credit monitoring expenses.
24 B. Additional Requirements Relating to Insurance
25 CONTRACTOR shall obtain endorsements to the Commercial General Liability
26 insurance naming the COUNTY, its officers, agents, and employees, individually and collectively,
27 as additional insured, but only insofar as the operations under this Agreement are concerned.
28 Such coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance and any other insurance, or
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1 self-insurance, maintained by COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees shall be excess only
2 and not contributing with insurance provided under CONTRACTOR's policies herein. This
3 insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written
4 notice given to COUNTY.
5 CONTRACTOR hereby waives its right to recover from COUNTY, its officers,
6 agents, and employees any amounts paid by the policy of worker's compensation insurance
7 required by this Agreement. CONTRACTOR is solely responsible to obtain any endorsement to
8 such policy that may be necessary to accomplish such waiver of subrogation, but
9 CONTRACTOR's waiver of subrogation under this paragraph is effective whether or not
10 CONTRACTOR obtains such an endorsement.
11 Within thirty (30) days from the date CONTRACTOR signs and executes this
12 Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall provide certificates of insurance and endorsement as stated
13 above for all of the foregoing policies, as required herein, to the COUNTY, (Paul Nerland, Director
14 of Human Resources, 2220 Tulare Street, 16t" Floor, Fresno, CA 93721), stating that such
15 insurance coverage have been obtained and are in full force; that the COUNTY, officers, agents
16 and employees will not be responsible for any premiums on the policies; that for such worker's
17 compensation insurance that CONTRACTOR has waived its right to recover from the COUNTY,
18 its officers, agents and employees any amounts paid under the insurance policy and that waiver
19 does not invalidate the insurance policy; that such Commercial General Liability insurance names
20 the COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees, individually and collectively, as additional
21 insured, but only insofar as the operations under this Agreement are concerned; that such
22 coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance and any other insurance, or
23 self-insurance, maintained by COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees, shall be excess only
24 and not contributing with insurance provided under CONTRACTOR's policies herein; and that this
25 insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30) days advance,
26 written notice given to COUNTY.
27 In the event CONTRACTOR fails to keep in effect at all times insurance
28 coverage as herein provided, the COUNTY may, in addition to other remedies it may have,
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1 suspend or terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of such event.
2 All policies shall be with admitted insurers licensed to do business in the State
3 of California. Insurance purchased shall be purchased from companies possessing a current A.M.
4 Best, Inc. rating of A FSC VII or better.
5 13. AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS: The CONTRACTOR shall at any time during
6 business hours, and as often as the COUNTY may deem necessary, make available to the
7 COUNTY for examination all of its records and data with respect to the matters covered by this
8 Agreement. The CONTRACTOR shall, upon request by the COUNTY, permit the COUNTY to
9 audit and inspect all of such records and data necessary to ensure CONTRACTOR'S compliance
10 with the terms of this Agreement.
11 If this Agreement exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), CONTRACTOR
12 shall be subject to the examination and audit of the Auditor General for a period of three (3) years
13 after final payment under contract (Government Code Section 8546.7).
14 14. NOTICES: The persons and their addresses having authority to give and
15 receive notices under this Agreement include the following:
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COUNTY CONTRACTOR
17 Hollis Magill, Greg Kinder, President/CEO
Director of Human Resources MyWorkplace, Inc.
18 2220 Tulare Street, 16t" Floor 400 N. Loop 1604 East, Suite 110
Fresno, CA 93721 San Antonio, TX 78232
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All notices between the COUNTY and CONTRACTOR provided for or
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permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered either by personal service, by
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1 instructions given for next day delivery, addressed to the recipient. A notice delivered by
2 telephonic facsimile is effective when transmission to the recipient is completed (but, if such
3 transmission is completed outside of COUNTY business hours, then such delivery shall be
4 deemed to be effective at the next beginning of a COUNTY business day), provided that the
5 sender maintains a machine record of the completed transmission. For all claims arising out of or
6 related to this Agreement, nothing in this section establishes, waives, or modifies any claims
7 presentation requirements or procedures provided by law, including but not limited to the
8 Government Claims Act (Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, beginning with section
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10 15. GOVERNING LAW: Venue for any action arising out of or related to this
11 Agreement shall only be in Fresno County, California.
12 The rights and obligations of the parties and all interpretation and performance
13 of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California.
14 16. DISCLOSURE OF SELF-DEALING TRANSACTIONS: This provision is only
15 applicable if the CONTRACTOR is operating as a corporation (a for-profit or non-profit
16 corporation) or if during the term of the agreement, the CONTRACTOR changes its status to
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18 Members of the CONTRACTOR's Board of Directors shall disclose any self-
19 dealing transactions that they are a party to while CONTRACTOR is providing goods or
20 performing services under this agreement. A self-dealing transaction shall mean a transaction to
21 which the CONTRACTOR is a party and in which one or more of its directors has a material
22 financial interest. Members of the Board of Directors shall disclose any self-dealing transactions
23 that they are a party to by completing and signing a Self-Dealing Transaction Disclosure Form,
24 attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference, and submitting it to the
25 COUNTY prior to commencing with the self-dealing transaction or immediately thereafter.
26 17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
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1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
2 day and year first hereinabove written.
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6 Seth Bostelman Brian Pacheco
Vice President, Sales and Marketing Chairman of the Board of
7 Supervisors of the County of Fresno
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Date: 11/23/2022 Date: Je2 —13
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12 Bernice E. Seidel
13 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Fresno, State of California
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Fund No: 1060
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Account No: 7185
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4 CONTRACTOR will provide health benefit administrative services for COUNTY post-
5 65 retirees to include the following:
6 1. Myworkplace.net access — self service;
7 2. System technical support to end users;
8 3. Produce Eligibility Electronic Data Interface (EDI) files to carriers;
9 4. Weekly COBRA data feed to Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia);
10 5. EDI Monitoring and discrepancy resolution with carriers;
11 6. Multiple eligibility/billing scheme management and closings;
12 7. Retiree pension deduction imports and premium applications;
13 8. Compile transmittal worksheets and accounting breakouts;
14 9. Assist with reconciliation of member accounts and benefits that appear on accounting
15 discrepancy reports;
16 10. Manual PGP Encryption and SFTP of all files uploaded/downloaded;
17 11. Full ad-hoc requests from COUNTY staff, Navia, and consultant (e.g. custom queries,
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19 12. Import retiree pension deductions into SQL tables and perform monthly comparisons to
20 eligibility; take query results and compile a change file for Fresno County Employee
21 Retirement Association to send to State Street Bank for retiree deduction processing;
22 13. Modify Myworkplace.net benefit setups at renewal to comply with changes made by
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24 14.At plan year changes, complete any employee/dependent data migrations necessary
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26 15. Review and break down rates provided by COUNTY consultant into component pieces
27 necessary for completing transmittals; work with consultant to verify rate breakouts, and
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2 17.Coordinate and complete programming required to support new carriers and/or benefit
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4 18. Provide Affordable Care Act required health insurance reporting to the IRS, by preparation
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5 COUNTY will compensate CONTRACTOR for services provided as follows:
6 1. Compensation to CONTRACTOR for retiree eligibility services to COUNTY's post-65
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8 a. For post-65 retirees enrolled in the Retiree First plan a fee of $2.75 PRPM.
9 b. For post-65 retirees enrolled in the Kaiser Medicare plans a fee of$2.75 PRPM.
10 2. Compensation to CONTRACTOR for preparation and filing of 1094C/1095C forms with
11 the IRS as required under the Affordable Care Act shall be paid as follows:
12 a. For preparation and filing of each 1094C/1095C form a fee of $3.60 per form.
13 b. CONTRACTOR's printing and mailing of each 1094C/1095C form will be
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EXHIBIT "C"
SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION DISCLOSURE FORM
In order to conduct business with the County of Fresno (hereinafter referred to as "County"),
members of a contractor's board of directors (hereinafter referred to as "County Contractor"), must
disclose any self-dealing transactions that they are a party to while providing goods, performing
services, or both for the County. A self-dealing transaction is defined below:
"A self-dealing transaction means a transaction to which the corporation is a party and in which one
or more of its directors has a material financial interest"
The definition above will be utilized for purposes of completing this disclosure form.
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Enter board member's name,job title (if applicable), and date this disclosure is being made.
(2) Enter the board member's company/agency name and address.
(3) Describe in detail the nature of the self-dealing transaction that is being disclosed to the
County.At a minimum, include a description of the following:
a. The name of the agency/company with which the corporation has the transaction; and
b. The nature of the material financial interest in the Corporation's transaction that the
board member has.
(4) Describe in detail why the self-dealing transaction is appropriate based on applicable
provisions of the Corporations Code.
(5) Form must be signed by the board member that is involved in the self-dealing transaction
described in Sections (3) and (4).
EXHIBIT "C"
(1)Company Board Member Information:
Name: N/A Date:
Job Title:
(2)Company/Agency Name and Address:
(3)Disclosure(Please describe the nature of the self-dealing transaction you are a party to):
(4) Explain why this self-dealing transaction is consistent with the requirements of Corporations Code 5233(a):
(5)Authorized Signature
Signature: Date:
12/6/22