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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 20, 1996 SUBJECT: EMS Medical Director Agreement DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: x BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO: x ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Agreement Nick Waters, ext 3030 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough -732-8181 Chapel Hill -968-4501 Durham -688-7331 Mebane -227-2031 PURPOSE:. To consider approving an agreement between Orange County and UNC Hospitals concerning medical direction of Orange County's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program. BACKGROUND: Orange County's EMS program provides service at the Advanced Life Support (ALS) level. Under State regulations, a County providing that level of service must have the program under the supervision of a medical director at an affiliated hospital. Since its inception, the Orange County program has received medical direction through UNC Hospitals, first through Dr. Tom Griggs, and more recently,through the current medical director, Dr. Greg Mears. As Orange County prepares to change its system of EMS provision in October, it becomes increasingly important that there be clear and more formal delineation of the roles and responsibilities of both the County and the medical director. In that regard,the attached proposed agreement between Orange County and UNC Hospitals would help the County maintain appropriate control over treatment,training,procedures, and associated costs of the EMS system. Under the terms of this agreement, Orange County would pay UNC Hospitals $10,000 per year for its services in providing medical direction to the EMS program. Funds for this purpose are already included in the 1996-97 operating budget of the Emergency Management Department. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the agreement and authorize the Chair to sign, subject to final review by the County Attorney.