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