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AGREEMENT Between UNC School of Medicine <br />and Orange County Health Department <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />on-site coverage will be mutually agreed to by the Department and OCHD. <br />Although Medical Director or back up physician attendance is not required <br />on premises at other times, it should be available as stipulated above. <br />On-site back-up coverage is expected during vacations and other anticipated <br />absences. Physicians are responsible for notifying OCHD of schedule <br />changes. If physician attendance is impossible due to unremediable <br />circumstances, physician phone coverage will be provided and nurse <br />practitioner charts of new nurse practitioners will be signed within five <br />(5) working days. <br />7. The Medical Director or other designated physicians will be available for <br />phone consultation during all business hours and emergency phone consultation <br />shall be available as needed during non-business hours through a pager system. <br />Phone coverage will also be provided for consultation and direction for <br />communicable disease/epidemic control. The Department shall provide OCHD with <br />the OCHD doctor schedule and a call schedule quarterly with updates as needed. <br />On-site attendance on evenings or weekends may be required during a <br />communicable disease incident. <br />8. The Department agrees to provide the equivalent of .52 FTE to carry out <br />the duties described above. The clinical and administrative services will <br />be provided by the Medical Director and the other designated physicians <br />unless a Department substitute is prearranged. Service beyond the minimum <br />shall be arranged by the Department and the OCHD to avoid unreasonable length <br />of service. The Medical Director will report activities and services <br />performed to OCHD as requested by the Health Director. <br />9. The Department will maintain current registration and licensure and shall <br />provide copies to the OCHD as appendices to the Designation of Medical <br />Director attachment to this contract. <br />L:\patsy\contract\uncfamil\unc9900 <br />