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' Member may request additional periods of time within which to pay the itemized bill, and
<br /> Responding Member shall not unreasonably withhold consent to such request, provided,
<br /> however, that all payment shall occur not later than one year after the date a final
<br /> itemized bill is submitted to the Requesting Member.
<br /> E. Records - Each Responding Member and its duly authorized representatives shall have
<br /> access to a Requesting Member's books, documents, notes, reports, papers, and
<br /> records which are directly pertinent to this Agreement for the purposes of reviewing the
<br /> accuracy of a cost, bill or making a financial, maintenance, or regulatory audit. Each
<br /> Requesting Member and their duly authorized representatives shall have access to a
<br /> Responding Member's books, documents, notes, reports, papers and records which are
<br /> directly pertinent to this Agreement for the purposes of reviewing the accuracy of a cost,
<br /> bill or making a financial, maintenance, or regulatory audit. Such records shall be
<br /> maintained for at least three (3) years or longer where required by law.
<br /> SECTION VII: DISPUTES
<br /> If any controversy or claim arises out of, or relates to, the execution of the Agreement, including,
<br /> but not limited to, alleged breach of the Agreement, the disputing Member shall first attempt to
<br /> resolve the dispute by negotiation, followed by mediation, and finally shall be settled by
<br /> arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any court of
<br /> competent jurisdiction may enter the judgment rendered by the arbitrators as final judgment that
<br /> is binding on the parties. Each party involved in such a controversy or claim shall bear its own
<br /> costs for dispute resolution.
<br /> SECTION VIII: REQUESTING MEMBERS DUTY TO INDEMNIFY
<br /> The Requesting Member shall assume the defense of, fully indemnify and hold harmless, the
<br /> Responding Member, its officers and employees, from all claims, loss, damage, injury, and
<br /> liability of every kind, nature, and description, directly or indirectly arising from Responding
<br /> Member's work during a specified Period of Assistance. The scope of the Requesting
<br /> Member's duty to indemnify includes, but is not limited to, suits arising from, or related to,
<br /> negligent or wrongful use of equipment or supplies on loan to the Requesting Member, or faulty
<br /> workmanship or other negligent acts, errors, or omissions by Requesting Member or the
<br /> Responding Member personnel.
<br /> The Requesting Member's duty to indemnify is subject to, and shall be applied consistent with,
<br /> the conditions set forth in Section IX of this Agreement.
<br /> SECTION IX: SIGNATORY INDEMNIFICATION
<br /> In the event of a liability, claim, demand, action, or proceeding of whatever kind or nature arising
<br /> out of a specified Period of Assistance, the Members who receive and provide assistance shall
<br /> have a duty to defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless all Non-Responding Members, their
<br /> officers, agents, and employees from any liability, claim, demand, action, or proceeding of
<br /> whatever kind or nature arising out of a Period of Assistance.
<br /> SECTION X: WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS
<br /> The Responding Member is responsible for providing worker's compensation benefits and
<br /> administering worker's compensation for its employees. The Requesting Member is responsible
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