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ORANGE COUNTY 1 Board of Commissioners Action Agenda Item No. 14 Action Agenda Item Abstract Meeting Date: May 5, 1997 Subject: Health Check Outreach Project Agreements Department: Health Public Hearing Yes_ No X Budget Amendment Yes X No Attachments(s) Information Contact Health Director's Office X2411 1. Agreement between the Orange County Telephone Number Health Department and the North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Division of Medical Assistance(DMA). Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 Purpose: To formalize in a written agreement, an existing arrangement between the Health Department and the DMA for the Health Department to provide Health Check Outreach Services in return for $2,922 dollars per month for each approved coordinator position. Background: The Health Check Program was established to increase the number of Medicaid eligible children who were receiving regular health checkups. The Division of Medical Assistance recognized that the cost to provide both the outreach and the Health Check service was less than the cost to provide medical care for children when their health problems were not recognized early. Studies on the initial, pilot projects have proven to achieve successful outcomes resulting in the DMA offering stable funding for all health departments to adopt this program. Orange County was one of the pilot projects. All of the newer projects have signed the attached agreement. Therefore, Orange County and the other pilot projects are also being asked to endorse the agreement. Recommendation: For the Board of Commissioners to approve the Health Check Outreach Project implementation agreement and authorize the Health Director to sign the document in accordance with the policy previously approved by the Commissioners. 1:bocc/497h1t&doc