1. (a) The council's staff shall notify each applicant of the funding decision on the applicant's project proposal.
2. (b) An applicant whose project proposal is accepted must execute a contract with the council.
3. (c) The contractor must agree to perform the services as presented in the project proposal. The executive director may negotiate and approve changes in the project proposal as authorized by the council.
4. (d) The contract shall contain appropriate provisions for program and fiscal monitoring and for collection and submission of evaluation data and related reports.
5. (e) The contractor must give assurances that the contractor will abide by the terms of the contract, the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards (where applicable), and this subchapter.
6. (f) The contractor must give assurances that all personnel and equipment are certified, licensed, or permitted by the appropriate regulating agency, where applicable.
7. (g) A contractor who provides residential or direct client services must provide a copy of its confidentiality guidelines described in §703.14 of this title (relating to Confidentiality of Records) and assurances that the guidelines have been implemented.
8. (h) Contractors who provide patient screening, diagnosis, or other support services are required to perform an eligibility assessment of each patient prior to providing direct services to assure that the patient has no third-party coverage for the services being provided. Any exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the council.
9. (i) Contracts awarded to state and local governmental agencies may be awarded under the provisions of the Interagency Cooperation Act, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(32), or the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(32c).

Source Note:The provisions of this §703.7 adopted to be effective September 18, 1991, 16 TexReg 4955; amended to be effective December 14, 1993, 18 TexReg 8952.