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AGREEMENT Between UNC School of Medicine <br /> and Orange County Health Department <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> on-site coverage will be mutually agreed to by the Department and OCHD. <br /> Although Medical Director or back up physician attendance is not required <br /> on premises at other times, it should be available as stipulated above. <br /> On-site 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 of new nurse practitioners will be signed within five <br /> (5) working days. <br /> 7 . The Medical Director or other designated physicians will be available for <br /> phone consultation during all business hours and emergency phone consultation <br /> shall be available as needed during non-business hours through a pager system. <br /> Phone coverage will also be provided for consultation and direction for <br /> communicable disease/epidemic control. The Department shall provide OCHD with <br /> the OCHD doctor schedule and a call schedule quarterly with updates as needed. <br /> On-site attendance on evenings or weekends may be required during a <br /> communicable disease incident. <br /> 8 . The Department agrees to provide the equivalent of . 52 FTE to carry out <br /> the duties described above. The clinical and administrative services will <br /> be provided by the Medical Director and the other designated physicians <br /> unless a Department substitute is prearranged. Service beyond the minimum <br /> shall be arranged by the Department and the OCHD to avoid unreasonable length <br /> of service. The Medical Director will report activities and services <br /> performed to OCHD as requested by the Health Director. <br /> 9. The Department will maintain current registration and licensure and shall <br /> provide copies to the OCHD as appendices to the Designation of Medical <br /> Director attachment to this contract. <br /> L:\Patsy\contract\uncfamii\unc9900 <br />