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MINUTES-Draft <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />August 23, 2017 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2017 Agenda & Abstracts/ August Page 8 <br /> Improve health outcomes and satisfaction with health care services. <br /> <br />The BOH had questions that were addressed by Ms. McCall. <br /> <br />Motion to approve acceptanvce of Duke Endowment grant funds to employ community <br />health worker and forward to the BOCC for their approval was made by Susan Elmore, <br />seconded by Sam Lasris and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />D. Youth Tobacco Prevention Funding <br /> <br />Donna King, Health Promotion and Education Services Director, presented the Board with a <br />background on the acquisition of the funds. The North Carolina General Assembly appropriated <br />$500,000 per year in non-recurring funds in FY17-18 and FY18-19 for youth tobacco use <br />prevention. The budget provides funding to develop strategies to prevent the use of all tobacco <br />products, with a focus on new and emerging tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes by <br />youth and people of childbearing age. <br /> <br />Orange County Health Department was recognized as a leader in youth tobacco use prevention <br />by the Region 5 Health Directors and will receive $45,500 to support and enhance current youth <br />tobacco use prevention programming. April Richard, Tobacco Prevention and Control, is <br />currently collaborating with all five local high schools; engaging youth in peer prevention work <br />through TRU Clubs. Most of these high school clubs are running on very low funds. <br /> <br />The BOH members had questions that were addressed by Ms. King and Dr. Cilenti. <br /> <br />Motion to approve OCHD receiving funds to support and enhance current youth tobacco <br />use prevention programming and forward to the BOCC for their approval was made by <br />Jessica Frega, seconded by and Sam Lasris and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />E. BOH Policy Updates <br /> <br />Beverly Scurry, Board of Health Strategic Plan Manager, began by informing the BOH members <br />that the BOH is required to review their Policies and Procedures each year to meet accreditation <br />standards. Updates to the Fee and Eligibility Policy recommendations are below: <br /> <br />I.E. Fee and Eligibility Policy <br /> <br />• Addition of Family Home Visiting under income eligibility. <br />• Change from 10 days to 30 days or less in which patients must provide verification of income <br />and/or residency <br />• Residency requirements specify residents or non-resident ‘may’ be eligible instead of ‘is’ <br />eligible. Also excludes Family Home Visiting programs. <br />• Fee for service statement added - Fees for 340b drugs dispensed to Medicaid patients will be <br />reviewed and set annually based on the average, annual cost to the County to purchase <br />the drugs. <br /> <br />Section I.E. Attachment B <br />• Reflects the change from 10 business days to 30 business days or less