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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this first day of July 2006, by and between The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hereinafter referred to as the "University," for its Department of Family Medicine in the School of Medicine, hereinafter referred to as the "Department" and the Orange County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the "OCHD." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Department desires to provide Medical Director Services, including general consultation and clinical services, and to participate in the provision of medical care for the citizens of the community, and; WHEREAS, OCHD operates a number of "Outpatient Clinics" located at the site of the Orange County Health Department in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, North Carolina, or other sites that may, from time to time, be provided; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the following mutual covenants and conditions and any sums to be paid, OCHD and the University agree as follows: 1, The Department will provide "M edical Director Services", including the professional "General Consultation" and "Clinical" services identified below. 2, The Medical Director Services provided by the Department shall include the following General Consultation Services: a. act as the principal advisor to OCHD Health Director and OCHD Personal Health Services Director in matters of medical policy; b. advise OCHD Health Director and OCHD Personal Health Services Director on the medical implications of alternatives in clinical program functioning and management; c. at the request of OCHD Health Director represent OCHD, and negotiate on behalf of OCHD, with respect to interagency relationships that involve medical expertise; d. advise and interpret the regulatory requirements related to medical aspects of OCHD'S functions; e. provide coordination for medical components of the Outpatient Clinics of OCHD; f. advise and assist OCHD staff in epidemiological investigations;