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SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT(`■ grccment")iS madc and entered into as of tlle later Of

May l,2011,or the execution ofthe Agreement by both parties cthe``Effcctivc Datc'')betwCCn

Tenet HealthSystem GB,hc。 ,a Gcorgla corporatioL doing busincss as Atlanta MedicalCenter(“ Ho理競al'')and lnternational Chnical M【 anagement Services,Inc`,a Georgia

iorpomfr ond-oingEuslneSs-aseff fictilel-BC-b-eT'Uomn-airy';-

RECITALS:

A. Hospitd iζ in need ofむ attlatioll and adminittative services Kthe“ serviceゞ'),and

is in nced ofexPcrienced individuals to provide the Semces.

B. Company employs or othewise colltracts wn ind市 iduals duly qualifled and

exPcrlen∝ d in価面 shing the Semces(cOllectively“ Company Star').

Co Compa■y and Hosphal agree ttt tt is in the best interest of Hospi口 's ability to

provide quality patient care in a cos●erecive and effldent llllamer for Hospital to contlact宙 tll

an entity to provlde the Sewices.

NOw,THEREFCpRE,fOr and in consideration of tt r∝ itals above and the nlutual

covenants and oonditiorls containcd hcrein,Hospital and Company agec as follows:

1. COMPANY'S OBLIGAT10NS.

a. Servlceso While this Agreement is in efFect, Company shall provide

Company St」 who are at least hVenty― olle 21)yCarS Of age to pro宙 de Services at Hospital as

set forth in Exhibit A,attached hoЮ to and made a part hercol

bo Performance, ConlpaQy alld its Company Star agrcc that all Scrvices

provided Pwunt to this Agrecment shall be perfollmed in comphance、Ⅲ■L all Standards set

fottl by law or ordinancc or ettablshed by the rules and regulations ofany federal,饉 ate or local

agency,depttent∞ 価 SSion,associatioll or other pertinent goverim3 accrediting,or

ad■risory body,including l■ e Jomt Commission c7oint COmmission"),hlVing authority to set

standards for health ctte fracilities.At all times while this Agrecment is in ofFc軋 the HOSphal's

Chicf Exccutive Ottccr(``CEO")shau have血〕right to request renlclval of any such Compa■ y

Staffifin the CEO's bestjudgment such rcII■ oVtt iS in the best interests of Hosp士」.Companyhereby agrees to immediately removc any such Company Staff upcln rcccipt of the CEO's

request,

c. Company Star Re/quired Documentationo Company shall pro宙 de

experienced and compctent Company St』 F to meet thc needs of I―IosPital's Hispanic spetting

pttients.Docllnlentatioll to be pro宙 ded to Hospitalけ Company Shall iILClude,but not be‖ mited

to, obtaining the fo1lowing pertinent info.11lation collce― g all past employment,licclllsWC,

certiications,education,and prOfessional skills of Company S慣仕 (i)pr00f of a milllunum of

One(1)rar ofmedical intetpretttion experience in a healthcare settins c⇒ pr00fOfcomphance

wi■ applicttle iFIIInigution 16vs and mailltenallce of cuШ ent I-9 doctlmelltation;(面 )Current

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wntten employee releases 3Ю m all Company Star provided■ mda this Agreement to permt

Hospltal a∝ ess to thei medical flle.Info■ ulatio■ on pllysical lidt灘 10ns Or impalllncnts and

Other rnedical infolnation shall bc collccted and nlaintaincd in"cordance with all applicablc

anti― discrimination laws including,without limitationl the State's Labor Code,■ Ю Rchabilitation

Act of 1974 and the Americans with Disabilides Act of 1991,(1う at lCast One(1)prOfessiollal

retrence;o pr00f血江Company Sね∬is able to speak,山 ,alld read tt English and spanish

――一―一

面ぃ繭 ly lJ互面五面而五ic wi■~面3面 patients and staff an… OmplCtC―

required documentation;(宙 )a jOb descrlpion signed by Company Stat and● 五)pr00f OfCompany StJFs competency to pro宙 de the Selvices shau be provided to Hospita1 0n an almual

basis.Company St〔ぜf shali not be perlnitted to work at Hospital until items required in this

Subsection l.c.are pFOVided to alld approved by the ChiefHman Resollrces O五 cerぐ `CIIRO'')

or his/her designee.

d. Ⅱealth Screcnillgs, Backgroulld Checks, Ethics alld Compヨ iance.

Company shall require all Company Star providing Services at Hospital to comply with the

following Hospital■ oquiremelllts:

(1) HOSpital's Employec Hcalth Coordinator shall pro宙 de to each

Company Sttt■ at HOSp■ al's expellse,alll occupational heal■ screc―g to inchdc PPD∝ chest

‐ray,dmg s(鵬 en,flt teゞ ,rubella itび ,and other screellmgs/sepはces,as may be required■ Omtime to tilnc by ttate ttor federal agcncies,and in accordance宙 th Hospital policy and

requirementsぐ `Heal■ screenl■り .HCalth Screening shall璽 hClllde services OI screenings

relatillg lo any畳 hess Or ittury arising iom workers'compensation ddms(i.e.り覇町 ,Jhess,trracking or medical sewices)∝ other persollal ilhess or珂岬 reqШring medical attention or

related health services.Results of a■ Hcalth Screenings sha■ bc prO宙dcd to Hospital's CHR0

o■ his/her designce pllior to any Company Staffproviding Services at Hospital.

2) HOSpi口 ,at HOwital's expense, shall cOnduct a cOmpletebackgrollnd investigation on each Company Staff who perfo.11ls SOnパ Ccs pllrsuant to this

Agreement.A complete background investigation will include,at a minimllal,a1l of the

fouowing elements:〔 )7-year criminal bacぃ1lnd ChCCk in cllrrent and pre宙 olls colmtieS of

r∝idelllce and emplo口lent;(ii)00nirmation that each Compally Star is not Lstcd as a sexual

offcnder;(i五)e宙 dencc that cach Company ttf is eligible to participatc in all federal and ttate

health programs alld veriFl面 loll ttt each Con■ pany Stttfis nOt in the Ottce of hり ector

GenerFal'S(“ OICつ database ofexcluded individllals or tt U.S,General SeⅣ lces Admininatioll

〔̀GSA')databasc;and(iう any Other clelllent required by Hospltal to mect statc law

requlrements.Results ofthe background invesigation shall bc prondcd to HosJtal'SCHRO o■

his/her designee p五orto any Company StJrproviding Sen・ ices at Hospital.

(3) AI Company Staffproviding Scnices at Hosphal shall:(1)attendHosphal's general orientation prOgram;(11)attend Hospital's arlnual education prOgrm,

oomplctc rcquired testing,and achieve a passing score(器 defmed by Hospital iOm imc totimO;〔ii)COmplete Hospttd's annual ethics and cOmpliance training;and〔ぅ abidC by the

Hospital's standardized dress code/11nifo.11l policy.

c. Patiellt SatisfactiolL SurVeys, Company shau conduct patient satisfactioll

swveys on a monthly basis and p■ ovide suⅣ cy results to Hospital'sDむ cctor of Q」 ity

Managclnent for qudity and pattrIIlancc improvcment purposes.

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f. Representations and Warranties. Company teprcsents and warrants toHospital as follows: (i) neither Company nor any Company Staff is botrnd by any agrcement orarangement which would preclude Company or any Company Staff from entering into, or fromfully perfoming the Services required under this Agreement; (ii) no Company Staffs license orcc■iflcatiOn in the State or in any o■ erjurisdiction has never been dcniet suSpended,К vokecteiriri-nateil, rel-inqui-sFeTunder-ttrreai ofaidCipli'inry action, oi iei[riCted in ariy wny; (iii) neithdiCompany nor any of Company Staff has ever been charged with or convicted of a criminaloffense related to health care or listed by a federal agency as debarred, excluded or otherwiseineligible for federal program participation.

2. Hosrtr.a.r,ts Ost,rcltroNs.

a. Pertormance Evaluations. Hospital's Medicaid Etigibility Staff shallprovide Company with an evaluation of each Company StafPs performance on an annual basis.

b. Interpreter Competency Assessment. Hospital shall assess thecompetency of each Company Staff utilizing the Hospital's standard interpreter competencyassessment process and forms.

3. Co*rp.uw's CoMPENsafiox. For the Services rendered pursuant to thisAgreement, Hospital shall pay Company in accordance with Exhibit A and shall be payablewithin thirty (30) days of receipt of written documentation of the performance of the Services.Notrarithstanding the foregorng, no compensation shall be payable to Company for any servicesfor which Company has not zubmitted such docunentation as reasonably required by Hospital,including, without limitation, the IRS Form W-9 "Request for Taxpayer Identification Numberand Certification." Company shall have the sole responsibility to compensate Company Staff.Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the compensation payable toCompany Staff. Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Hospital harmless from any andall claims, costs and/or liability suffered or incumed by Hospital in connection with any claimsfor compensation by Company Staff for Services rendered hereunder. The indemnificationobligations herein stated in this Subsection shall survive the terrrination and/or expiration of thisAgreement.

4. TBnu. The tenn of this Agreement ('Term') shall be two (2) years commencingon the Effective Date. If the parties continue to abide by the terms and conditions of thisAgrcement without having executed a renewal or extension of this Agreement or advised theother party of such party's intent not to renew or extend this Agreement, then this Agreementshall automatically be extended on a month-to-month basis for up to six (6) months.

5. TrRulxa'non.

a. Tennination Without Cause. Either party may, in its sokj discretion,tenninate this Agreement without cause by giving the other party at least ninety (90) days' priorwritten notice.

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b. Termmation for Breach. Eithcr paty may terlllmlate this Agreemellt

upon brcach by the other patty of any matc五 al provision of this Agreement,provided such

breach contmues for ineen(15)days atter receゎ t by the bК aching pttty of writcn nOticc of

such breach■ om the non‐ breaching party.

c. Immediate Terlrlination by Hospital, Hospital may terIIllnate thisAgrё ement‐ih面ёdiately by続ttei nOti轟

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fouowing:〔 )bFeaCh by Company or any Company Staffof any ofthc conidcntiality pЮ 宙sions

hereot(ii)C10Sllre of Hosメロ ,Cessation ofthe patient care operatioIIs or sale of HosphJ o■ of

a11,or substantiany all,。 f Hospital's assets;or(iiり COmpany or any of Company Sば s

conviction of a criminal orense related to health care or COmpally or ally Company StFs

listing by a federd agency as being debtted,excludcd,or o鵬 lwse incligibb fOr fed∝ al

progran participation.

d. Terlninatioll ibr Changes in Law. h the eventthat any gove― ental or

nongovel■ lmental agency,or any court or administrativc tribunal pa3ses,issues or promulgates

any neulダ or change to any existing,law,mle,regulation,stand狐ちinterprdttiOn,Ord釘 ,decisio■

o■ jud♂nent KindiVidually or collectively,``Legal Evenげり,WhiCh a party(ぬ e`■(0●cing Parげ')

rcasonably beheves〔 )mtteriauy alld adversely afFects either p田け's liCensllre,accreditation9

certiflcation9 or ability to refer,to accept any Feferral,to present a bi■ or claim,oF tO reCeive

p叩■ent or FCimblllsclnent■ om ally goveHlmental or llon― gtterllnlenta pay。ち。r ci)indiCaた saLegal Event with which thc Noicing Ptt deSires irther compliallce,then,in either event,the

Noticing Party may give the other p霞サ thit (30)dayS pnOr wnten no饉 ce of its intent to

alnend or temmate this Agreenlent.Notwithstanding JК foregoing9 the Noticing Party may

proposc an alnclldment to翻臨 Agreement to take illto account the Legal Evmt and,if accepted

byゼ騰 other party prior to the cnd of the thirty(3o day l10tiCe pe● od,the Agrccnlcnt shJl be

amended as ofthe date ofsuOh acceptance and ifnot alnended sllall automatically tcrminatc.

e. Erect of rrerHllillatiolll. As of the efFective date of temination of this

Agreement,ncither party shall have any funer rights or obligatioIIIs hereunder excttt(→ as

otherwise pronded hel・ ein;(り fOr」 ghtS and obigations accruing p五 or to such effect市e date Of

teminatio■ l and(C)ariSing as aresu1l ofany breach ofthis A『 cclnCnt.

6. COMPANY'S STATUS. h perfoming the Services,Company and Company Staff

鉱e actng 〔s independcnt conmctOrs, alld ncither Company nor Company Star shall be

considered all employee ofHospit」 .Hospital shali not exercisc any∞ ntrol or direction over the

mamler or method by which Company provides the Services.However,Comptty shall lcqure

all Company StafF to perfo八 11l at all times in accordance with cllrrently approved methods and

standards of practice for Services in J℃ medical community.The p■ovisiolls set forth herein

shali swvivc expiration or other temination of"is Agreement,regardless Of the callse of such

teminatioll.

7. INSURANCE.

Company shall secure and maintain at all times during the Temr, at Company's sole

expense, general liability insurance covering Company, and Company's Stafl with a carrier

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