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Consolidated Agreement FY23 Page 3 of 28 and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular five-year period described above, whichever is later. B. Data/Reporting 1. LHD shall report client, service, encounter, and other data as specified by applicable program rules, Agreement Addenda for State-funded budgets, and by North Carolina Administrative Code. Data shall be reported through North Carolina's centralized reporting system known as the LHD Health Services Analysis (LHD-HSA). To ensure that such data is accurately linked to the specific client served in a manner that results in a unique identifier from the DHHS Common Name Data Service except as allowed by N.C.G.S. § 130A-34.2, LHD shall allow the State to submit (on its behalf)the Social Security Numbers of all clients to the Social Security Administration for verification. 2. LHD shall submit monthly reports of On-Site Wastewater activities to the On-Site Water Protection Branch in the Environmental Health Section of DPH in the format provided by the Environmental Health Section. 3. LHD shall provide access to patient records to authorized staff from DPH and DCFW for technical consultation, program monitoring, and program evaluation, as specified by this Consolidated Agreement, Agreement Addenda for State-funded budgets, North Carolina law, North Carolina Administrative Code, and federal law and regulation. 4. LHD shall report client, service, encounter, and other data as specified by applicable program rules, Agreement Addenda for State-funded budgets,North Carolina General Statutes, the North Carolina Administrative Code, and/or federal law or regulation. Data shall be reported through North Carolina's centralized reporting system, LHD-HSA. 5. LHD shall provide Network and interne access at its facilities (or to the county network where desired) in order to: a. Connect with critical data and surveillance systems including, but not limited to, the North Carolina Health Alert Network (HAN),North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS),North Carolina Immunization Registry (NCIR), Local Health Department Health Services Analysis (LHD-HSA), North Carolina Crossroads WIC System, North Carolina Database Application for Vital Events (NCDAVE), and Electronic Birth Registration System (EBRS); b. Rapidly communicate email alerts to and from DPH regarding bioterrorism and public health topics (outbreaks, emergency alerts, etc.); c. Access NCDHHS training material and information used for training staff, including access to webinars; d. Maintain a secure infrastructure for remote data entry; and e. Report electronically all required Environmental Health Section inspection data in the format and frequency specified by DPH. 6. LHD may utilize security products (e.g., firewalls) of its choosing to maintain network connectivity and security integrity. The LHD network configuration and security practices must allow communication with systems within the NCDHHS networks. 7. LHD shall be responsible to report all privacy and security breaches that may affect NCDHHS data and surveillance systems to NCDHHS as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours from discovery of the breach by completing a report at https://security.ncdhhs.gov/. This may include but is not limited to Ransomware attacks, malicious code execution, or network breaches. LHD's access to NCDHHS data and surveillance systems may be limited or turned off until proof of remediation is supplied by LHD.