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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 21, 2002 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 1 February 21, 2002 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the <br />quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the <br />Orange County community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON February 21, 2002 at the <br />Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Jonathan Klein, Chair; Mel Hurston, Vice <br />Chair; Barry Adler; Alan Rimer; Lee Werley; Kate Wilder. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Moses Carey; Martha Stucker; Sharon Van <br />Horn; Janet Southerland; Alice White. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Letitia Burns, Central <br />Administrative Services Division Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health <br />Services Division Director; Donna King, Health Promotion and Education Services <br />Division Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division Director; Ron <br />Holdway, Environmental Health Services Division Director; John Sauls, Animal <br />Control Services Division Director; Anne Miles, Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Traci Weaver, UNC Nursing School student; Lee Ann Doughty, <br />UNC Nursing School student. <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Jonathan Klein called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. <br /> <br />II. Approval of February 21, 2002 Agenda <br /> <br />Due to lack of a quorum at the beginning of the meeting agenda items requiring <br />action by the Board were moved to a later time in the meeting. <br /> <br />III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />IV. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda <br /> <br />A. Minutes approval of January 17, 2002 meeting. <br /> <br />Motion to approve the minutes of January 17, 2002 and the agenda of <br />February 21, 2002 was made by Mel Hurston, seconded by Lee Werley, and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br />B. Medicaid Fee Adjustments <br /> <br />The state Medicaid office reviews fees that are eligible for reimbursement <br />by Medicaid twice a year. The department received notice that fees were <br />changed as of February 1, 2002. There were five fees affected by these <br />rate changes. Increases are based on the new Medicaid fees and are