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Q7'-a8 AGRi~FMENT between UNC Schaal of Medicine <br />And orange County Health Department <br />May 2i, 20D7 <br />Page 4 of ~ <br />. per the agreement attached hereto and incorporated as exhibit A ~"after hours <br />program"}. The Department will provide Medical Director consultation and <br />supervision to ~CHD clinicians ~3 FNPs} that provide after hours medical <br />consultation ion a rotating basis} for 4CHD clients referred by HealthLink. The <br />Medical Director shall also provide after-hours medical conul~a~ion far <br />Health ink referred C~CHD clients ion a rotating basis} such that each of the 4 <br />clinicians shall provide such after~hours medical consultation ~ weeklmonth. <br />k. Discharge the above described responsibilities through and with knowledge <br />aforehand of C~CHD Health Director. <br />4. ~CHD CJutpatient Clinics are operational during the normal business hours of 8:oo <br />A.M. to S:oD P.M., Monday through Friday. Can 1Nednesday, the clinics operate <br />from 1 a AM ~ 5 PIv1. In addition, one weekday per site the Outpatient Clinics <br />Tuesday - Hillsborough;.Thursday -~ Chapel Hill} operate on a flexible evening <br />schedule ~i.e. 9;3o AM -~ 6.3o PM} to provide greater access to care. Outpatient <br />Clinics may run beyond their scheduled time. In addition to the above-described <br />activities during the after-hours program, the Department is responsible for medical <br />activities conducted in the Outpatient Clinics in accordance with this agreement <br />during the entirety of the hours specified in this paragraph. <br />5. The Department shall provide, at a minimum, the equivalent of .7o Full Time <br />Equivalent ~FTE} personnel to carryout the Medical Director Services described in <br />this agreement, including the General Consultation and Clinical Services identified <br />above. ,Said services will be provided primarily by the "Medico) Director", or <br />"bacl~-up Department physician". Tle Medical Director shall be board certified in <br />Family Medicine or an equivalent certification. The Medical Director will report <br />activities and services performed for OCHD as requested by OCHD Health <br />Director. <br />6. The Chair of the Department shall, concurrent with the execution of this agreement, <br />designate the name of the Medical Director, and the names of four Department <br />physicians who will rotate as backup Department physicians, to be "available" to <br />provide the General Consultation and Clinical Services identified in this agreement. <br />a. The Department and OCHD shall indicate their mutual agreement to the <br />designation of the Medical Director and designated back-up Department <br />physicians available to be scheduled 'In the absence of the Medical Director by <br />signing the "Designation of Medical Director" attachment to this contract. Any <br />changes in these designations will be mutually agreed to by the Chair of the <br />Department and OCHD Health Director.ln the event that the Medical Director <br />or any designated back-up Department. physician becomes unwilling or unable <br />to perform the duties required by this agreement, the Department and OCHD <br />shall attempt to mutually agree upon replacements}. if such mutual agreement <br />is not achieved, then this agreement shall terminate and any payment due as of <br />the date of termination shall be paid as provided for in paragraph 18 of this <br />agreement. <br />C:IDocuments and 5ettin~~lamile~-casselll~.ocal Settings~Temporary Internet FileslQi.K3llJNC Family Medicine -Medical Director <br />X007-08 revisions 6-~8-07.dac <br />