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.~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 5, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. g.-~ <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal Between Orange County and UNC Hospitals for (3) Three <br />Medicaid Caseworkers <br />DEPARTMENT: Social Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martin Whitt , ext 2858 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732.5181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7$31 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider an Agreement Renewal between Orange County and UNC-Hospitals <br />for three (3) hospital-based Medicaid Intake Caseworkers. <br />BACKGROUND: Three full-time Medicaid Intake Caseworkers are stationed at UNC-Hospitals <br />to conduct interviews and initiate Medicaid applications, mainly for out of county residents. This <br />Agreement began in 1977 at the request of the Hospitals as a means to increase collection <br />rates for indigent patients. Since this arrangement is for the benefit of UNC-Hospitals, the <br />Agreement stipulates that 100% of all Orange County's costs for these workers be reimbursed <br />by the facility.. The reimbursement includes salary, benefits, indirect costs, 15% of the salary <br />and benefits of a full-time Department of Social Services supervisor, and any other necessary <br />expense. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County's share of all costs associated with these positions is <br />reimbursed by UNC-Hospitals. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends approval of the Agreement for Fiscal <br />Year 2001/2002 and authorization for the Chair to sign. <br />