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a <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE <br />AGREEMENT BETWEEN <br />THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the day of <br />2008 by and between ORANGE COUNTY (hereinafter referred to as the <br />COUNTY) and THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS, <br />(hereinafter referred to as UNCH) Orange County, North Carolina. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, the parties have agreed with each other that the County will provide <br />certain services for The University of North Carolina Hospitals in connection with the <br />Orange County Department of Social Services (hereinafter referred to as OCDSS), <br />Medicaid Program; and <br />WT-IEREAS, the UNCH has agreed to pay certain compensation for said service <br />and the parties desire to execute this contract to delineate their understanding of this <br />agreement; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: <br />1. Orange County agrees to make available to UNCH the services of one full time <br />Income Maintenance Caseworker and one part-time supervisor providing up to 15 hours <br />of supervision a week. <br />2. UNCH agrees to reimburse the County within 15 days of receipt of monthly <br />billings for the county share of the salary, benefits, and the indirect costs to which the <br />parties have agreed are involved in maintaining one Social Services Income Maintenance <br />Caseworker at UNCH. UNCH also agrees to reimburse the county for the costs of a part- <br />time supervisor. The county share of these positions is approximately 50 percent. Salary <br />and benefits for the Income Maintenance Caseworker and the supervisor include: base <br />salary according to the Orange County pay plan; FICA taxes; local government <br />retirement; vacation, sick, petty, or other leave under approved county plan; paid <br />holidays as observed by county; county paid insurance (health, dental, and life). UNCH <br />will also pay half of the administrative overhead and indirect costs associated with these <br />positions. This includes all other supportive services provided by OCDSS or Orange <br />County. The total cost of this contract is $55,562. <br />3. Other supportive services provided by OCDSS without additional charge to <br />UNCH include continuing program training of the Income Maintenance Caseworker and <br />consultation with other counties in the catchment area about applications for pre-and <br />post-discharge patients. <br />