Common use of LOBBY Clause in Contracts

LOBBY. No Federal or State appropriated funds shall be expended by the Provider for influencing or attempting to influence, as prohibited by state or federal law, an officer or employee of any Federal or State agency, a member of Congress or a State Legislature, or an officer or employee of Congress or a State Legislature in connection with any of the following covered actions: the awarding of any Agreement; the making of any grant; the entering into of any cooperative agreement; or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Agreement, grant, or cooperative agreement. The signing of this Agreement fulfills the requirement that providers receiving over $100,000 in Federal or State funds file with the Department with respect to this provision. If any other funds have been or will be paid to any person in connection with any of the covered actions specified in this provision, the Provider shall complete and submit a “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities” form available at: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/forms-library/disclosure-lobbying-activities. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE. By signing this Agreement, the Provider certifies that it shall provide a drug-free workplace by: publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the Provider’s workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the Provider’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, available drug counseling and rehabilitation programs, employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; providing a copy of the drug-free workplace statement to each employee to be engaged in the performance of this Agreement; notifying the employees that as a condition of employment under the Agreement the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and notify the employer of any criminal drug conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such conviction. The Provider shall notify the state agency within ten days after receiving notice of criminal drug convictions occurring in the workplace from an employee, or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction, and will take one of the following actions within 30 days of receiving such notice with respect to any employee who is so convicted: take appropriate personnel action against the employee, up to and including termination, or requiring the employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency. ENVIRONMENT TOBACCO SMOKE. By signing this Agreement, the Provider certifies that it shall comply with the Pro-Children Act of 1994, P.L. 103-227, Part C, which requires that smoking not be permitted in any portion of any indoor facility owned, leased, or contracted for by an entity and used routinely or regularly for the provision of health, day care, education, or library services to children under the age of 18, if the services are funded by Federal programs either directly or through State or local governments by Federal grant, Agreement, loan, or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to children’s services provided in private residences, facilities funded solely by Medicare or MaineCare funds, and portions of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol treatment. Failure to comply with the provisions of the law may result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the responsible entity. Also, the Provider of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care services agrees that it will comply with Resolve 2003, c. 134, which prohibits smoking in the homes and vehicles operated by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parents. MEDICARE AND MAINECARE ANITI-KICKBACK. By signing this Agreement, the Provider agrees that it shall comply with the dictates of 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b), which prohibits the solicitation or receipt of any direct or indirect remuneration in return for referring or arranging for the referral of an individual to a Provider of goods or services that may be paid for with Medicare, MaineCare, or state health program funds.