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ii. Provide timely information on all matters that have a potential negative impact on the social services programs they administer, including but not limited to, litigation risks (not including child welfare cases governed by Chapter 7B or adult services cases governed by Chapter 35A or 108A), network and computer issues, or data breaches. iii. Provide timely information regarding temporary or permanent changes to the Social Services Governing Board. or the County Social Services Director, including retirements, separations, or any leaves of absence greater than two calendar weeks. e. Inter-agency Cooperation: i. Ensure that county social services personnel complete required training and are prepared to engage in Disaster Management, mass shelter, BCP and COOP operations. ii. Ensure that all plans and systems are in place to meet potential disaster (natural, technical, otherwise) response requirements. iii. Engage with DHHS, state Emergency Management and local leadership in associated efforts. iv. Assist or operate mass shelter operations or other required disaster management responsibilities. (3) The County shall timely meet all its responsibilities contained in this MOU. "Timely"shall be defined consistent with timeliness requirements set forth in relevant statute, regulation, policy or as otherwise required by the Department. If timeliness is not otherwise defined, "timely" shall mean within a reasonable time under the circumstances. 15.0 Data Security and Reporting Data Security: The County shall adopt and apply data privacy and security requirements to comply with all applicable federal, state, department and local laws, regulations, and rules. To the extent that the Department and the County have already entered into one or more data privacy agreements covering all or any portion of the work to be performed under this MOU,the Parties hereby adopt and incorporate such agreements by reference into this MOU as if fully set forth herein. Duty to Report: The County shall report all privacy and security incidents related to the provision of social services programs covered by the MOU to the Department and the Privacy and Security Office within twenty-four (24) hours after the privacy and security incident is first discovered, provided that the County shall report a breach involving Social Security Administration data or Internal Revenue Service data within one(1)hour after the incident is first discovered. During the performance of this MOU, the County is to notify the Department of any contact by the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received by the County related to the provision of social services programs covered by the MOU. In case of a privacy and security incident, the County, including any subcontractors or agents it retains, shall fully cooperate with the Department. 16.0 Miscellaneous Choice of Law: The validity of this MOU and any of its terms or provisions, as well as the rights and duties of the Parties to this MOU, are governed by the laws of North Carolina. The Parties,by signing this MOU, agree and submit, solely for matters concerning this MOU, to the exclusive Page 9 of 10