2005/03/23 Council Agenda Packet

2. CITIZENSHIP/ALIEN VERIFICATION/DETERMINATION - The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 (PL 104-193) states that federal public benefits should be made available only to U.S. citizens and qualified aliens. Entities that offer a service defined as a "federal public benefit" must make a citizenship/qualified alien determination/ verification of applicants at the time of application as part of the eligibility criteria. Non-US citizens and unqualified aliens are not eligible to receive the services. PL 104-193 also includes specific reporting requirements. Exemptions from the determination/verification requirement is afforded the following programs offered by the Department of Health: Family Planning, Breast & Cervical Health Program (BCHP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), WIC Farmers Market Program, Immunization Programs, and Ryan White CARE Act programs and other communicable disease treatment and diagnostic programs. 3. CIVIL RIGHTS AND NONDISCRIMINATION - During the performance of this agreement, the Contractor shall comply with all current and future federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (PL 88-352), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681- 1683 and 1685-1686), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6107), the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (PL 92-255), the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (PL 91-616), §§523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§290dd-3 and 290ee-3), Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.), and the Americans with Disability Act (42 U.S.C., Section 12101 et seq.). 4. SINGLE AUDIT ACT -A subrecipient (including private, for-profit hospitals and non-profit institutions) shall adhere to the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, as well as all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. A subrecipient who expends $300,000 or more in federal awards during a given fiscal year shall have a single or program-specific audit for that year in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133. II. STANDARD FEDERAL CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES - Following are the Assurances, Certifications, and Special Conditions that apply to all federally funded (in whole or in part) agreements administered by the Washington State Department of Health. 75 DOH Contract#N13413 Page 7 of 13 rev. 4/28/04