1999 S Health - 1999-2000 Contracts for Professional Services with UNC Family Practice Center

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this first day of July 1999, by and between The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hereinafter referred to as "The University, " for its Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine, hereinafter referred to as the "Department" and the Orange County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the "OCHD. " W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Department desires to provide Medical Director services and to participate in the provision of medical care for the citizens of the community, and; WHEREAS, the OCHD is the operator of two outpatient facilities known as the Orange County Health Department, located in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, North Carolina. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the following mutual covenants and conditions and any sums to be paid, the OCHD and The University agree as follows: 1. The Department will render professional consultation as Medical Director. As Medical Director, the Department shall: a. act as the principal advisor to the Health Director and Personal Health Services Director in matters of medical policy; b. advise the Health Director and Personal Health Services Director on the medical implications of alternatives in clinical program functioning and management; C. represent the OCHD in interagency relationships which involve medical expertise at the request of the Health Director and/or Personal Health Services Director. d. advise and interpret the regulatory requirements related to medical and laboratory aspects of the OCHD'S functions; e. provide coordination for medical components of the clinical programs of the OCHD; f. advise and assist staff in epidemiological investigations; L:\pat3y\contract\uncfamil\unc9900