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l 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No 9.,, ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 30,1997 SUBJECT: Agreement between Orange County and UNC Hospitals for Medicaid Caseworkers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x -------------------------------------------- BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED YES NO x -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Pryor-Cook, ext. 2802 Contract with UNC Hospitals TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PURPOSE: To consider a contract between Orange County and UNC Hospitals for three hospital based DSS Medicaid Intake Caseworkers. BACKGROUND: Three full-time Income Maintenance Caseworkers are stationed at UNC Hospitals to conduct interviews and initiate Medicaid applications,mainly for out of county residents. This agreement began in 1977 at the request of the Hospitals as a means to increase their collection rates for indigent patients. Since this arrangement is for the benefit of UNC Hospitals,the Contract stipulates that they pay 100%of the County's share of the costs for these workers which include salary, benefits, indirect costs to which the parties have agreed, and any other necessary expense. They also pay 15% of the salary and benefits of a full-time supervisor. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Contract and authorization for the Chair to sign.