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DocuSign Envelope ID: 29EAB906-1936-4BAB-83BE-97C974F00293 ARTICLE 2. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDH 2.1 Network Services. EDH will assist and support Sponsor in communicating the availability of the Network and Network Services to Participants. EDH will offer the Network to all Participants, and EDH will provide the applicable Network Services for any Participant seeking to utilize the Network for an Episode of Care. 2.2 Provider Requirements. (a) Credentials. EDH will require each Provider to cooperate and comply with EDH's credentialing program. Such credentialing program will require Providers to be registered or otherwise qualified in accordance with applicable law and, when applicable to a Provider's role in care processes, to meet accreditation standards, including without limitation, those of the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Joint Commission, or Det Norske Veritas. EDH's credentialing program may also include a review of, as applicable: (i) specialized training, board certification, and fellowships in applicable fields; (ii) relevant and available criminal history; (iii) malpractice claims; (iv) medical board or state licensure sanctions; (v) when applicable, the Provider's procedure -specific treatment and care protocols; and (vi) any other publicly available records. EDH may require Providers to provide EDH with documentation and/or primary sources evidencing such credentialing, and may require Providers to comply with additional credentialing practices and programs. EDH will be responsible for verifying that each Provider satisfies all applicable credentialing requirements. (b) Information Regarding Providers. EDH shall require Providers to provide EDH with contact information (including but not limited to telephone number, fax number, mailing address, physical address, and email address) and to notify EDH of any changes to such contact information. EDH shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy or completeness of such information. EDH shall further require each Provider to provide EDH with accurate and complete information regarding the qualifications, certifications, and licensure of the Provider, and EDH may verify any such information by comparing it with information which may be found in publicly available provider data repositories (e.g., State medical board sources and/or Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare profiles). Upon reasonable request, and to the extent legally permissible, EDH shall provide any such information to Sponsor. 2.3 Utilization and Quality Assurance. (a) Education and Communication. EDH will provide Sponsor with proposed promotional and educational materials designed to raise Participant awareness of availability of the Network and Network Services. As set forth in Section 3.4 below, the Parties shall cooperate to distribute any such promotional and educational materials to Participants. EDH shall maintain copies of all promotional and educational materials. (b) Notices to Participants. EDH will provide a written notice approved by Sponsor to all Participants advising them of the identity of, and relationship among EDH, the Participant, and Sponsor. (c) Participant Reports. Following appropriate HIPAA requirements and standards for the transfer of information relating to any Participant, EDH will provide Sponsor (or any designee of Sponsor who has executed a mutually agreeable confidentiality agreement with EDH) with the following monthly reports: (a) utilization of the Network and Network Services by Participants and (b) available and/or applicable outcome and pricing information relating to Participants utilizing the Network and Network Services for an Episode of Care. Upon reasonable written request, EDH will provide Sponsor access to pertinent substantiating documentation maintained by EDH and required in connection with such reports, subject to the confidentiality requirements contained in Article 6 of this Agreement. Any modifications requested by Sponsor to the reports listed in this Section 2.3(c) shall be subject to a reasonable fee mutually agreed in writing by the Parties to reflect the time and resources necessary to fulfill such request.