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ORANGE C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 7, 1991 <br />Amendment to Chatham <br />SUBJECT: County Emergency <br />Medical Protection Contract <br />DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: <br />Emergency Management <br />ATTACHMENT (S): <br />(1) 1985 Chatham County <br />Emergency Medical <br />Protection Contract <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # =- C <br />Yes XX No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Waters <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham -- 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 - 9251/968 -4501 <br />PURPOSE: To allow Orange County to disclose confidential patient <br />information to Chatham County Emergency Medical Services for billing <br />purposes. <br />BACKGROUND: In 1985, Orange County entered into a contract with <br />Chatham County to provide emergency medical services for that <br />portion of Chatham County served by the Southern Bell Telephone <br />Company, Inc. Orange County answered 221 calls last year, and was <br />reimbursed at the rate of $110.00 per call. The ambulance call <br />report is maintained by Orange County EMS. This report contains <br />information about patients that is considered confidential. <br />Chatham County has requested the ambulance call report be forwarded <br />to their office to allow the county to bill the patients. The <br />present contract does not provide for the ambulance reports to be <br />released nor does it assure the protection of patient <br />confidentiality. <br />This amendment to the original contract allows Orange County EMS to <br />submit the ambulance report by the 15th of each month to Chatham <br />County, and assures that patient confidentiality is protected. <br />The amendment has been approved by the Chatham County Board of <br />Commissioners and agreed to by Orange County EMS and South Orange <br />Rescue, Inc. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that Orange County approve <br />the amendment to the current contractual agreement as submitted. <br />11 <br />