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THIRD AMENDMENT TO SAFETY -NET AND BACK -UP AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIRD AMENDMENT TO SAFETY -NET AND BACK -UP
AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT ( "Amendment") is
made between American Medical Response Ambulance Service,
Inc. ( "AMID ") with offices at 2101 Industrial Drive, Bozeman,
Montana 59715 and the City of Bozeman Fire Department (the
"Departmentf') with offices at 34 North house Bozeman,
Montana 59715.
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Safety -Net and Back -
Up Ambulance Services Agreement that they entered September
1, 2006, as amended by that certain First Amendment and Second
Amendment (collectively "Agreement ");
WHEREAS, the parties wish to extend the term of the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
I. This Amendment shall be effective when executed by all
parties and the effective date shall be September 1, 2010.
2. The parties hereby agree to extend the term of this
Agreement for an additional one (1) year term commencing
on September 1, 2010 and ending on August 31, 2011.
exclusion as identified in 42 U.S.C.§ 1320a-
7(a). Each party further represents and
certifies that it is not ineligible to participate
in Federal health care programs or in any
other state or federal government payment
program. Each party agrees that if
DHHSfOIG excludes it, or any of its
practitioners or employees who order or
provide Services, from participation in
Federal health care programs, the party must
notify the other party within five (5) days of
knowledge of such fact, and the other party
may immediately terminate this Agreement,
unless the excluded party is a practitioner or
employee who immediately discontinues
ordering or providing Services hereunder.
d. Referrals. It is not the intent of either party
that any remuneration, benefit or privilege
provided for under the Agreement shall
influence or in any way be based on the
referral or recommended referral by either
party of patients to the other party or its
affiliated providers, if any, or the purchasing,
leasing or ordering of any services other than
the specific services described in this
Agreement. Any payments specified herein
are consistent with what the parties
reasonably believe to be a fair market value
for the services provided,
3. The parties hereby add the following terms to the
Agreement:
a. Compliance. The parties will comply
in all material respects with all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations
including, the federal Anti- kickback statute.
b. Compliance Program and Code of
Conduct. AMR has made available to each
party a copy of its Code of Conduct, Anti-
kickback policies and other compliance
policies, as may be changed from time-to-
time, at AMR's web site, located at:
www.amr.net, and each party acknowledges
receipt of such documents. AMR warrants
that its personnel shall comply with AMR's
compliance policies, including training
related to the Anti- kickback Statute.
c. Non - Exclusion. Each party represents and
certifies that neither it nor any practitioner
who orders or provide Services on its behalf
hereunder has been convicted of any conduct
that constitutes grounds for mandatory
4. Each entity submitting under this notice shall include a
provision affirming in writing the submitting entity will
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or
because of actual or perceived sexual orientation,
gender identity or disability in the exercise of contract
should it be awarded to that entity. Each entity
submitting under this notice shall also recognize in
writing the eventual contract will contain a provision
prohibiting discrimination as described above and this
prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring
and treatment of the Contractor's employees and to all
subcontracts.
5. All other terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement
remain unchanged.
[Signature page follows]
9. 1.10 Third Amendment
Confidential and Proprietary
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereto executed
this Amendment.
American Mdical Response Ambulance Service, Inc.
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Rai all Strozyk
Region CEO
Northwest Division
City of Bozeman Fire Department
By:
/ Shrauger
Fire Chief