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4 -~-~g <br />~~ <br />OCHD Preparedness Agreement <br />With Person County HD <br />FY 09-10 <br />SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND <br />PERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR <br />PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS <br />THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this 1st day of July, 2009 by and <br />between Orange County Health Department, a unit of Orange County Government, <br />North Carolina (the "County") party of the first part; and Person County Health <br />Department (the "Provider"), party of the second part; <br />WITNESSETH: <br />For the purpose and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the <br />County hereby contracts for the services of the Provider, and the Provider agrees to <br />provide the services to the County in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. <br />I. TERM: <br />This agreement will be in effect beginning July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 <br />and shall be renewable annually on a fiscal year basis, thereafter upon written notice <br />executed by both parties. <br />II. MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE <br />The Maximum Amount payable to Provider under this Agreement shall be $38,000.. <br />III. SERVICES <br />The intent of this agreement into allow for shared resources between Person <br />County and Orange County in order that both counties can complete the required <br />deliverables as stated in the Preparedness Agreement Addendum 514 (AA514) with the <br />North Carolina Division of Public Health. These requirements may vary year to year as <br />the federal program changes. Updates will be distributed by the Office of Public Health <br />Preparedness and Response (PHP & R) at the Division of Public Health. "Preparedness <br />Coordinator (PC)" refers to an individual identified who is the person responsible for <br />fulfilling the planning processes and writing the plans as required by the AA514. <br />The Pre aredness Coordinator shall ensure that: <br />1. Each county has an all-hazards plan for Public Health which includes the identification of <br />populations with special needs by May 31, 2010. Appendices to county plans will serve to <br />fulfill this re uirement. <br />2. Develop and implement mutual aid agreements, as needed, to support NIMS compliant <br />ublic health res onse e. ., local, re Tonal . <br />3. If there is an airborne infection isolation room (All) operated by the local health department, <br />contact the PHRST to have the room evaluated at least annually to assess room ventilation <br />and other All room parameters for compliance with the CDC's "Guidelines for Preventing <br />the Transmission of M cobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-Care Settin s, 2005". <br />4. Use and maintain an incident management system for local event and response activities <br />(e.g., WebEOC, EM 2000). Where possible this should be coordinated and performed in <br />conjunction with local emergency management and should be able to communicate with <br />states stems i.e., WebEOC . <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\Contracts\Miscellaneous Contracts\09-10 Renewal Person Co for Preparedness Coord.doc <br />