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AGREEMENT Between UNC School of Medicine And Orange County Health Department Page 4 of 9 4. This agreement covers any and all clinics conducted by OCHD in the program areas listed in #2 above. 5. Clinics are operational during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some clinics may run beyond 5:00 p.m. The Department is responsible for medical activities conducted during the entirety of these hours. 6. On -site physician attendance shall occur for a total of 20 hours per week in the clinical setting. Days and times of this coverage will be mutually agreed to by the Department and OCHD. Although Medical Director or back -up physician attendance is not required on premises at other times, it should be available as stipulated above. On -site back -up coverage is expected during vacations and other anticipated absences. Physicians are responsible for notifying OCHD of schedule changes. If physician attendance is impossible due to unremediable circumstances, physician phone coverage will be provided and nurse practitioner charts will be signed within five (5) working days. 7. The Medical Director or other designated physicians will be available for phone consultation during all business hours and emergency phone consultation shall be available as needed during non - business hours through a pager system. Phone coverage will also be provided for consultation and direction for communicable disease /epidemic control. At the request of the Health Director, the physician will provide on -site medical supervision during communicable disease incidents. 8. The Department agrees to provide the equivalent of .70 FTE to carry out the duties described above. The clinical and administrative services will be provided primarily by the Medical Director, with other designated physicians providing back -up coverage. F: \DOHADMIN \CONTRACTS \UNC FAMILY MEDICINE \2001 UNC Family Medicine.doc