2002 S Health - N.C. Dept of Health & Human Services Consolidated

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Consolidated Agreement - Final Page 2 of 13 A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE,DEPARTMENT (LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT) 1. The Department shall perform activities in compliance with applicable program rules contained in the North Carolina Administrative Code, as well as, all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. 2. The Department shall perform the activities specified in the Program Agreement Addenda for State funded budgets. The Department must negotiate these Agreement Addenda in good faith to the satisfaction of state representatives as part of the agreement execution. Departments will meet or exceed the Agreement Addenda levels unless extenuating circumstances prevail and are explained in writing to the state section, branch or program. 3. The Department shall administer and enforce all rules that have been adopted by the Commission for Health Services, ratified by the NC General Assembly, or adopted by the Local Board of Health. 4. The Department shall provide to the State copies of rules adopted by the Local Board of Health pursuant to G.S. 130A-39 and Public Health Ordinances adopted by the County Commissioners, within 30 days of adoption. These rules/ordinances are to be sent to the Office of Local Health Services. 5. The Department shall provide to the State a comprehensive community health assessment every four years and a State of the County Report each of the interim three years. Local Health Services/ Health Education Office will administer this four-year cycle. The community assessment should be a collaborative effort with the local Healthy Carolinians Partnership and shall include collection of primary data at the county level as appropriate. The Assessment shall include a list of community health problems based on the findings, a narrative of the assessment findings, and community action plans to address the priority issues. 6. The Department shall provide formal training for their Board of Health (BOH) members through DHHS sponsored offerings through the UNC School of Public Health - Institute of Public Health. First priority will be given to training newly appointed members with the ultimate goal of having all BOH members trained as time and resources allow. Continuing education updates on topics of special interest are strongly encouraged after general board member orientation has been provided for all BOH Members. Individual need of Boards and members will be considered in meeting this objective. 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 funds received under this agreement to reduce locally appropriated funds as reflected in the Local Health Department-Local Appropriations Budget. 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.