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~ ease return is copy o ~ <br />'Clerk to the Board's office for PAF <br />li - a.'o 9 .~L,v <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND <br />THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT <br />CHAPEL HILL <br />AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR SERVICES <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this first day of July 2009, by and between The <br />University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hereinafter referred to as the "University," for its <br />Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine, hereinafter referred to as the <br />"Department" and the Orange County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the <br />"OCHD." <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, the Department desires to provide Medical Director Services, including general <br />consultation and clinical services, and to participate in the provision of medical care for <br />the citizens of the community, and; <br />WHEREAS, OCHD operates a number of "Outpatient Clinics" located at the site of the <br />Orange County Health Department in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, North Carolina, or <br />other sites that may, from time to time, be provided; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the following mutual covenants <br />and conditions and any sums to be paid, OCHD and the University agree as follows: <br />1, The Department will provide "Medical Director Services", including the <br />professional "General Consultation" and "Clinical" services identified below. <br />2, The Medical Director Services provided by the Department shall include the <br />following General Consultation Services: <br />a. act as the principal advisor to OCHD Health Director and OCHD Personal <br />Health Services Director in matters of medical policy; <br />b. advise OCHD Health Director and OCHD Personal Health Services Director <br />on the medical implications of alternatives in clinical program functioning <br />and management; <br />c. at the request of OCHD Health Director represent OCHD, and negotiate on <br />behalf of OCHD, with respect to interagency relationships that involve <br />medical expertise; <br />d. advise and interpret the regulatory requirements related to medical aspects of <br />OCH D'S functions; <br />e. provide coordination for medical components of the Outpatient Clinics of <br />OCHD; <br />f. advise and assist OCHD staff in epidemiological investigations; <br />