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The Medical Director shall also provide after -hours medical consultation for 6 <br />HealthLink referred OCHD clients on a rotating basis such that each of the 5 <br />clinicians shall provide such after -hours medical consultation 1 week every <br />4 -5 weeks. <br />10) Discharge the above described responsibilities through and with the prior <br />knowledge of OCHD Health Director. <br />iii. Designation of a Medical Director. The Department shall provide, at a minimum, <br />the equivalent of .70 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) personnel to carry out the <br />Medical Director Services described in this agreement, including the General <br />Consultation and Clinical Services identified above. <br />1) Services shall be provided primarily by the "Medical Director" or a "back- <br />up Department physician." The Medical Director shall be board certified in <br />Family Medicine or an equivalent certification. The Medical Director will <br />report activities and services performed for OCHD as requested by OCHD <br />Health Director. <br />2) The Chair of the Department shall, concurrent with the execution of this <br />agreement, designate the name of the Medical Director, and the names of up <br />to five Department physicians who will rotate as back -up Department <br />physicians, to be "available" to provide the General Consultation and <br />Clinical Services identified in this agreement. <br />3) 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 <br />by signing the "Designation of Medical Director" which is attached to this <br />Agreement as Exhibit A and hereby incorporated by reference. Any <br />changes in these designations will be mutually agreed to by the Chair of the <br />Department and OCHD Health Director. In the event that the Medical <br />Director or any designated back -up Department physician becomes <br />unwilling or unable to perform the duties required by this agreement, the <br />Department and OCHD shall attempt to mutually agree upon <br />replacement(s). If such mutual agreement is not achieved, then this <br />agreement shall terminate and any payment due as of the date of termination <br />shall be paid as provided below in this agreement. <br />4) Coverage. The Medical Director or designated back -up Department <br />physician shall provide a total of twenty -five (25) hours per week of the <br />foregoing Clinical Services on -site at OCHD Outpatient Clinics or other <br />sites as provided therefore. Days and times and the identity of the person or <br />persons scheduled to be on -site to provide this coverage on behalf of the <br />Department will be mutually agreed to by the Department and OCHD. <br />Although the Department is not required to provide the attendance of a <br />Medical Director or back -up Department physician on the premises of <br />OCHD outpatient facilities or other sites provided therefore at other times, <br />access should be made available during other days and times as stipulated in <br />this agreement. <br />Revised January 2010 <br />5 <br />