2001 NS Health - State Department of Health and Human Services

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Consolidated Agreement - Final A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT 3 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 State, 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. 5. The Department shall provide to the State a comprehensive community health assessment every biennium. The community assessment should be a collaborative effort with the local Healthy Carolinians Partnership and shall include a prioritization of community health problems, a narrative of the assessment findings, and a community action plan. 6. The Department shall provide formal training for their Board of Health (BOH) members through the (ANCBH) Association of NC Boards of Health. First priority will be given to training newly appointed members with the ultimate goal of having all BOH members trained through these orientation sessions as time and resources allow. Continuing education updates by ANCBH on topics of special interest are strongly encouraged after general board member orientation has been provided for all BOH Members. 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 Budgets. 3. The Department shall not use personal health program funds to support environmental health personnel 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 shall submit monthly reports of On -Site Wastewater activities to the On -Site Wastewater Section in the format provided by the Section. 7. The Department shall comply with Standards for Mandated Public Health Services, 15A NCAC 25, Section .0200; and Administrative Procedures Manual for Federal Block Grant Funds, 1 NCAC 33, Sections .0100 -.1502.