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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 26, 2006 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 January 26, 3006 A. Minutes approval of December 15, 2005 meeting. B. New Dental Medicaid Fee Rates; Two New ADA Codes and Services The Department applied for a 2006 Community Health Center Continuation Grant to expand primary care services at the Whitted Clinic. We requested $52,831 and were awarded $43,346. $9,485 in ‘unreimbursed sliding fee costs’ was not funded. Five other Health Departments also received funding. Of the funded amount, $41,204 is for personnel costs and $2,142 is for pharmaceuticals. The funds must be expended by May 30, 2006. We are seeking a mix of temporary personnel to expand the available hours of primary care including a FNP, RN, CHA, and Lab Tech. We have secured a FNP and RN and are currently advertising for the other personnel. Starting in late January, we will increase the number of primary care hours available by 14/week by scheduling the nurse-clinician team on Monday afternoon, 10-5 and additional hours on Wednesday and Friday morning in Hillsborough. C. Early Head Start Contracts The Early Head Start contract represents a collaborative relationship to provide family service coordination services to families eligible for and enrolled in Orange Count Early Head Start and Orange County Health Department’s Child Service Coordination Program. The collaboration on this social worker position presents parents with one, unified program case coordinator who provides regular contacts to the family in order to identify and follow-up on child and family needs. The Family Service Coordinator supports the development of family self- sufficiency and promotes skill development in the areas of problem solving, decision making and accessing needed health and human services. The contracts have been in existence since 1999 and are renewed annually. Changes in the contract from 04 include OCHD medical consultation and information as requested by OCHS/EHS related to communicable diseases, tuberculosis, and care of chronic illnesses in daycare settings. Monetary payment to OCHD increases to $50,724 in CY 05 and $53,244 in CY 06. The CY 05 contract was delayed due to a misunderstanding by both parties as to the status of completion, although all appropriate funds were received by the Health Department. D. Dental Resident Contract Amendment The UNC School of Dentistry had a decrease in the number of General Practice Residents for the fiscal year 2005-2006. As a result of fewer residents, the School is not able to provide a dental resident to cover the entire fiscal year. The