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AGREEMENT Between UNC School of Medicine 7 And Orange County Health Department Page G o(12 not required to provide the attendance of a Medical Director or back-up Department physician on the premises of OCHD outpatient facilities or other sites provided therefor at other times. Access should be made available during other days and times as stipulated in this agreement. Substitute coverage by a back-up Department physician is expected during vacations and other anticipated absences of the Medical Director, or back-up Department physician originally scheduled to be available. The Medical Director or designated back-up Department physician shall be responsible for notifying OCHD of schedule changes. If attendance as scheduled of the Medical Director, or designated back-up Department physician is impossible due to unremediable circumstances, phone coverage of a designated back-up Department physician must be provided and nurse practitioner r_harts will be signed by the appropriate designated Department physician or back up Department physician on call within five (5) working days, In addition to the foregoing described days and hours, at the request of OCHD Health Director, the Medical Director or designated back-up Department physician will provide on-site medical supervision at OCHD Outpatient Clinics or other sites provided therefor, as necessary, during communicable disease incidents or other public health- related emergencies. 8. The Medical Director or designated back-up Department physician shall be available at least 4 hours per week for phone consultation during business hours and after-hours program coverage, and emergency phone consultation shall be available as needed during non-business hours through a pager system. Phone coverage will also be provided by the Medical Director or designated back-up Department physician for consultation and direction for communicable disease/epidemic control.