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2) Professional Leave Days for Career Planning. The GPR's in the rotation may <br /> take a total of no more than 4 days of Professional leave for career planning <br /> during the fiscal year, additional professional leave will not be provided. The <br /> GPR must provide notice of scheduled professional leave with the Health <br /> Department at soon as possible. The Dental Health Division Director must <br /> approve all scheduled leave on behalf of the Provider and will submit a <br /> quarterly report to the Director of the General Practice Residency Program. <br /> 5. Compensation <br /> a. Compensation for Basic Services. The County shall reimburse the Provider at the <br /> close of the quarter for 25% of the total salary and fringe benefits paid to the <br /> postgraduate year one resident under this Agreement. The maximum amount <br /> reimbursable for Basic Services shall not exceed Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred <br /> Eighty-Four dollars ($56,848). The Provider shall invoice the County at the close if <br /> each quarter for the salary and fringe benefits for one postgraduate year one <br /> resident. Reimbursement for Basic Services shall become due and payable within <br /> thirty (30) days of Provider properly invoicing County. Payment shall be subject to <br /> provisions of Section 5(b). <br /> b. Disputes. In the event the amount stated on an invoice is disputed by the County, <br /> the County may withhold payment of all or a portion of the amount stated on an <br /> invoice until the parties resolve the dispute. Should Provider fail to perform its <br /> duties under the terms of this Agreement, County may, without fault or penalty, <br /> withhold any payment associated with the work to be performed until such time as <br /> said work is completed. <br /> c. Additional Services. County shall not be responsible for costs related to any <br /> services in addition to the Basic Services performed by Provider unless County <br /> requests such additional services in writing and such additional services are <br /> evidenced by a written amendment to this Agreement. <br /> 6. Responsibilities of the County <br /> a. Cooperation and Coordination. The County has designated the Health Director to act as <br /> the County's representative with respect to the Project and shall have the authority to <br /> render decisions within guidelines established by the County Manager and/or the County <br /> Board of Commissioners and shall be available during working hours as often as may be <br /> reasonably required to render decisions and to furnish information. <br /> b. The Health Department will provide on-site supervision for the GPR through an adjunct <br /> faculty dentist while comprehensive dental services are being rendered by the GPR. The <br /> adjunct faculty member will participate in the evaluation of each of the GPR's <br /> performance at the Health Department rotation site. <br /> c. The Health Department must provide HIV, HBV and HCV testing for the source patient <br /> in the event of a blood borne pathogen exposure. In the event the GPR is exposed to <br /> blood or bodily fluids, the Health Department will be responsible for providing an initial <br /> response, according to the Orange County Health Department Bloodborne Pathogens <br /> Standard. The GPR will be required to return to University of North Carolina Student <br /> Health Services for post-incident testing and counseling if feasible. In the event the <br />