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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: .tune 7, 2005 <br />Action Age~a <br />Item No. - V <br />SUBJECT: Contract Renewal with UNC Hospitals <br />DEPARTMENT: Social Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contract <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nancy Coston, 245-2800 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To continue the contract for income maintenance staff at UNC Hospitals. <br />BACKGROUND: The Department of Social Services has had a contract with UNC Hospitals <br />continuously since 1977 tc provide Social Services staff on-site at the hospital. These staff <br />members -income maintenance caseworkers -allow patients at the hospital to apply for <br />Medicaid while at the hospital. The contract provides for the salary, benefits, and indirect costs <br />associated with three full-time staff and part-time supervision that are available at the hospital. <br />The Social Services Board has reviewed this contract and recommends that it be continued. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Under the terms of this contract, UNC Hospitals will reimburse the <br />County for the non-federal financial share of these Social Services staff positions. The <br />reimbursement to the County for FY2005-2006 is estimated to be $84,267. Because UNC <br />Hospitals pays the Department the non-federal share for this service, no County dollars are <br />used. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the Social <br />Services Board recommendation and approve the contract renewal with UNC Hospitals and <br />authorize the Chair to sign. <br />