2006 NS Health - Renewal of Consolidated Agreement Between Health Department & NC Department of Health & Human Services

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Consolidated Agreement -Final Page 3 of 18 o need of Boards and members will be considered in meeting this objective. 11. The Department shall maintain current membership in North Carolina's Health Alert Network (NC HAN). The membership shall log into NC HAN regularly and shall maintain current contact information in the system (i.e., phone numbers, a-mail addresses, pager information, etc.). Members from the Department shall also maintain 24/7 contact availability. Department members shall be responsible for accessing the NC HAN as soon as possible when an alert is issued. All NC HAN alerts will be reviewed and acted on as necessary by the Department in a timely manner. 12. The Department shall incorporate basic elements of the North Carolina Public Health logo and themeline (slogan) into communication materials developed for programs and services that depend, in whole or in part, upon state funding. Such communication materials could include: letterhead, business cards, brochures, pamphlets, advertisements or announcements, signs and marketing/promotional materials. The Department is encouraged to incorporate its own name with the logo. B. FUNDING STIPULATIONS 1. Funding for this agreement is subject to the availability of State, Federal, and Special Funds for the purpose set forth in this agreement. 2. During the period of this agreement, the Department shall not use State, Federal or Special Project fimds received under this agreement to reduce locally appropriated funds as reflected in the Local Appropriations Budget (see item c.2. below.} 3. The Department shall not use personal health program funds to support environmental health programs nor use environmental health program funds to support personal health programs. 4. Fees generated by the Food and Lodging Fees Collection Program may only be used to support State and Local food, lodging, and institution sanitation programs and activities. 5. Funds for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention may be used to support both environmental health and child health activities. 6. The county shalt submit monthly reports of On-Site Wastewater activities to the On-Site Wastewater Section in Division of Environmental Health in the format provided by the Section. 7. The Department shall comply with Standards for Mandated Public Health Services, l0A NCAC 46, Section .0200; and Administrative Procedures Manual for Federal Block Grant Funds, 1 NCAC 33, Sections .0100 - .1502. 8. The Department shall maintain signed employee time records to document the actual work activity of each employee on a daily basis. The percentage of time each employee spends in each activity shall be converted to dollars based upon the employee's salary and benefits at least on a monthly basis. The computation shall support the charges for salaries and benefits to all federal and state grants (as required in OMB Circular A87) as well as provide the documentation of detailed labor cost per activity for preparation of Medicaid Cost Report. 9. For Departments participating in Medicaid Reimbursement, the Department shall: a. Execute a Provider Participation Agreement with the Division of Medical Assistance. b. Make every reasonable effort to collect its cost in providing services, for which Medicaid reimbursement is sought, through public or private third party payors except where prohibited by Federal regulations or State law; however, no one shall be refused services solely because of an inability to pay.