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