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! pq 45 nm 13 +,ar 941 Page B of 12 a- Local health departments are responsible for sending their newly-employed environmental health specialists (interns) to 20 days of initial field training/orientation at one of the designated training centers within 90 days from date of employment. b. The employing health department shall reimburse the training center(s) $25 per day for providing initial field training/orientation for the newly-employed environmental health specialists. C. Initial field training/orientation centers shall be paid within 90 days by the employing health department for services rendered. d. Arrangements for initial field training/orientation including designation of the training center for newly-employed environmental health specialists will be handled by the Environmental Health Services Section, Division of Environmental Health. E. CONFIDENTIALITY All information as to personal facts and circumstances obtained by Department personnel, in connection with the provision of services or other activity under this Contract shall be privileged communication, shall be held confidential, and shall not be divulged without the responsible person's written consent except as may be otherwise required by applicable law or regulation. Such information may be disclosed in summary, statistical, or other form which does not directly or indirectly identify particular individuals. F. CIVIL RIGHTS The Department shall assure that no person, on the grounds of race, color, age, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin (unless otherwise medically indicated) or otherwise qualified handicapped individual solely by reason of his/her handicap be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity covered by- this Contract. The Department shall complete HEW Form 441, Assurance of Compliance with the Department of Health and Welfare regulations, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; for the Womens, Infants and Children Program, FNS-64, Assurance of compliance with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, under Title VI of the civil Rights Act of 1964; and HEW Form 641, Assurance of compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. G. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE 1. The State shall provide to the Department upon request technical assistance in the preparation of the Consolidated Contract/Activity Budgets and Contract Addenda.