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~'`~-~~ <br />FirstLab <br />November 26, 2008 <br />Dear MCIT Member: <br />On September 17, 2008, MCIT sent a letter to its member counties proposing changes to the service <br />agreement between FirstLab and the individual MCIT member counties which was sent to all members <br />9/10/08. <br />Accordingly, FirstLab wishes to amend the current contract language as follows: <br />SEC. # SECTION HEADER PROPOSED AMENDMENT LANGUAGE <br />1.1 (b) Specimen Collection FirstLab will endeavor, wherever possible to provide collections <br />at laboratory-owned and operated Patient Service Centers <br />(PSCs), Concentra, EMSI or US Healthworks clinics. The <br />pricing provided in this contract would include all of the above. <br />It is FirstLab's intention to provide collections at facilities that <br />are mutually acceptable to FirstLab and the Client. Per test fees <br />have been calculated based on an average of the fees charged by <br />various collection sites. <br />If, however, the Client chooses to utilize a clinic or 3rd party <br />physician's office whose pricing falls outside the average used <br />to calculate the "standard" fee offered to MCIT's members, <br />FirstLab reserves the right to negotiate a fee specific to the use <br />of that facility by a specific Client. <br />The clinic currently in use by the city of Elk River is Fairview <br />Northland Clinics. The costs for utilizing this clinic for <br />drug and alcohol testing will be as follows: <br />Drug Testing $46.00 uer test <br />Alcohol Testing $52.00 per test <br />1.1 (e) Reporting FirstLab will provide all data to the Client in a manner that is <br />convenient to the Client. FirstLab agrees to abide by the <br />applicable provisions of the Minnesota Data Practices Act, <br />Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, HIPAA requirements and all <br />other applicable state or federal rules, regulations or orders <br />pertaining to privacy or confidentiality. FirstLab understands <br />that all of the data created, collected, received, stored, used, <br />maintained or disseminated by FirstLab in performing those <br />functions that Client would perform as a government entity, is <br />subject to the requirements of Chapter 13, and FirstLab will <br />comply with those requirements as if it were a government <br />entity. This does not create a duty on the part of FirstLab to <br />provide the public with access to public data if the public data is <br />