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a. The Social Workers shall provide case management services to'children at <br /> risk of abuse or neglect eligible to be served through the Medicaid At Risk <br /> Case Management Program. Services may include identification of family, <br /> economic and social issues impacting the ability of students to have <br /> successful academic outcomes, provision of counseling to children and <br /> families with certain risk factors, and provision of other supportive <br /> services to address the identified problems. <br /> b. The Social Workers shall be employees of Orange County and will be <br /> directly supervised by and accountable to DSS. <br /> 2.2 Other Supportive Services. To provide in-kind supportive services without <br /> additional charge to OCS including continuing program training of social <br /> workers, verification of Medicaid eligibility, and Medicaid billing and <br /> reconciliation. <br /> 2.3 DSS will bill Medicaid to the extent permitted by law for the cost of the Services. <br /> 2.4 DSS will provide a monthly invoice to OCS for the reimbursement of the costs of <br /> the Services and Social Workers not covered by Medicaid, including all costs <br /> associated with the salary and benefits for the Social Workers based on the <br /> Orange County pay plan; FICA taxes; local government retirement;vacation, <br /> sick,petty, or other leave under the approved Orange County plan;paid holidays <br /> as observed by Orange County; Orange County paid insurance(health, dental, and <br /> life);travel costs; and all other costs associated with these positions. <br /> 2.5 Orange County will not provide any funds to cover the cost of the Services. <br /> 2.6 All Social Workers must meet the criteria established in Section I I(Lunsford <br /> Act/Criminal Background Checks)of this Agreement. Failure to comply with the <br /> criteria set forth in Section 11 will result in the immediate termination of this <br /> Agreement. <br /> 3. Obligations of the OCS. <br /> 3.1 The OCS hereby agrees to reimburse Orange County within thirty(30) days of <br /> receipt of the monthly invoices pursuant to Section 2.4 above. Such <br /> reimbursement costs to OCS shall not exceed six hundred and ninety five <br /> thousand dollars($695,000.00) during the Term. <br /> 3.2 Other Supportive Services. OCS agrees to provide in-kind supportive services for <br /> the Social Workers without charge to DSS including: office space, parking space, <br /> office equipment, clerical support and telephone service. <br /> 2 <br />