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City of Everett Healthcare Management Administrators Audit Agreement-2019 REGENCE AUDIT GUIDELINES AGREEMENT BMI Inc. ("Auditor")has been engaged by City of Everett("Group"),to audit the services of Healthcare Management Administrators(HMA)and its affiliate Regence BlueShield or any of its affiliates ("Regence")with respect to administrative services provided to Group by HMA. Auditor agrees to follow these guidelines during and following this audit. 1. Audit. Any audit of HMA and Regence's services undertaken by or at the direction of Group shall comply with the audit procedures set forth below and any other procedures that HMA or Regence may make available to Auditor or Group at the time the audit is conducted. Auditor hereby certifies that it is party to a fully-executed business associate agreement with Group. 2f ,Proir..ider . Auditor shall not contact any physician or other health care provider concerning any information derived from Personal Information of covered persons without first receiving written consent from Regence. For purposes of this Agreement, "Personal Information"means any information that relates to or identifies a particular individual, including(but not limited to) information that constitutes"Protected Health Information"as defined at 45 CFR§ 160.103. 3. Pitiprietary Information Auditor also may gain access to information considered proprietary by HMA and Regence. Such Proprietary Information includes, but is not limited to,negotiated rates that may be subject to confidentiality restrictions and provider financing arrangements that may be subject to confidentiality restrictions, ideas or processes to perform the ASO Services, computer systems or programs,marketing or sales information, and training manuals. Auditor shall keep all Proprietary Information strictly confidential and shall not disclose such Proprietary information to any third party. 4, Access to Personal And Proprietary:Ini".urrrration Auditor will have access to HMA and Regence information,including both Proprietary Information and Personal Information(collectively referred to as"HMA Information"and"Regence Information"),and agrees such information will be used solely for the purpose of carrying out the audit for Group. Auditor will not incorporate any HMA or Regence Information in work Auditor does for others or itself,except as permitted by this Agreement and audit procedures of HMA and Regence. Auditor agrees not to remove from HMA's or Regence's premises any Information, including whole or partial copies or reproductions in any form,without prior written permission from HMA and Regence. When leaving the premises at any time during the audit and upon completion or other termination of the audit,Auditor agrees to return and/or give to a duly authorized representative of HMA or Regence all manuals, letters,date books,note books, reports, customer or prospect lists, files and other materials containing HMA or Regence Information, in hard copy, electronic or other form, to the extent that such materials are then in Auditor's possession or control and were not previously in Auditor's possession prior to the specific claims audit governed by this Agreement. This includes materials in which Auditor may have copied or otherwise reproduced HMA or Regence Information while on HMA's or Regence's premises. 5. Indemnification and Hold.Harrnless, Auditor shall defend, indemnify,and hold harmless HMA, Regence and its directors,officers,and employees from and against any and all costs, liabilities, damages,claims, losses or expenses(including reasonable attorneys' fees)to the extent arising out of a breach of this Agreement by the Auditor or its Representatives or any negligent act,error, or omission made by the Auditor or its Representatives related to this Agreement.