Common use of Network Providers Clause in Contracts

Network Providers. (a) The Health Services Manager must establish and maintain the HSM Network throughout the Term in accordance with this clause 15 and Schedule 2 (Statement of Work), comprising a network of health professionals and other providers sufficient and appropriate to deliver Health Care to Transferees and Recipients in accordance with this Contract. (b) The Department may, by notice to the Health Services Manager, require that the Health Services Manager: (i) consider employing, or including in its HSM Network, a provider nominated by the Department for the performance of certain services; or (ii) remove a particular Network Provider from the HSM Network. (c) A notice provided by the Department under clause 15(b)(i) may specify (among other things) the range or type of Health Care to be delivered or performed by the Department's nominated provider, and suggest any other terms for the Health Services Manager's employment or engagement of that provider. If the Department issues a notice under clause 15(b)(i), the Health Services Manager agrees to give due and proper consideration to the Department's proposal. (d) If the Department issues a notice under clause 15(b)(ii), the Health Services Manager must comply with the notice, within twenty (20) Business Days of the date of the notice, or such further period as the Parties may agree. (e) The Health Services Manager will not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Network Provider or its Network Provider Personnel, except and only to the extent provided in clause 56.