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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> Board of Health Policy and Procedures Manual <br /> Section III: Board Adopted Policies <br /> Policy III.A.: Operating Procedures <br /> Reviewed by: Health Director <br /> Approved by: Health Director,Board of Health <br /> The Orange County Board of Health and Orange County Health Department will <br /> have reasonable means in place to ensure that timely appeals can be heard from <br /> clients, patients, or members of the public. The Department will follow all <br /> provisions and requirements outlined by North Carolina General Statutes <br /> governing Health Departments, including but not limited to GS 130A. If any <br /> provision of the following procedures is in conflict with General Statutes, the <br /> current Statute will govern. Complaint procedures can be found in the following <br /> locations: <br /> 1. Orange County Health Department Administrative Policy and Procedure <br /> Manual <br /> a. Section X, Policy 13.0 Nondiscrimination and Complaint Process <br /> b. Section X, Policy 14.0 General Complaint Response Process <br /> c. Section X, Policy 15.0 HIPAA Breach Policy <br /> i. Attachment 9 OCHD HIPAA Complaint Form <br /> 2. Environmental Health Services Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> a. Policy 2.0 Environmental Health Complaint Response Procedures <br /> XIV. Policy-Making Procedures <br /> The Orange County Board of Health authorizes and delegates the implementation of <br /> all programs and services as defined by North Carolina General Statute 130A <br /> (Appendix F), the related NC Administrative Code, and other programs approved by <br /> the Board to the staff of the Orange County Health Department under the direction of <br /> the Health Director. The Orange County Board of Health will provide guidance for <br /> programs and policies that affect the entire Health Department. <br /> a. The Orange County Board of Health, upon recommendation of the Health <br /> Director, shall review and approve policies or programs that commit the <br /> Health Department to utilize significant additional or new resources outside of <br /> the scope of the approved annual budget. <br /> b. The Board of Health authorizes continuation of program activities through the <br /> annual approval of a Health Department budget. <br /> c. The Board of Health delegates the approval of all administrative policies and <br /> procedures for the general functioning of the Health Department to the Health <br /> Director. <br /> d. The Board of Health reviews and approves policies as requested or in <br /> response to a Board of County Commissioner initiative and forwards <br /> recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on relevant changes. The <br /> Board of Health delegates the implementation of these policies to the <br /> appropriate division staff through the Health Director. <br /> e. The Orange County Board of Health shall review at least annually all policies <br /> adopted by the Board of Health. <br /> Review Annually(July) Page 11 of 15 <br /> Original Effective Date: February 8, 1979 <br /> Revision Dates: 12/18/1980,4/16/1981;4/26/1984; 11/16/2000;2/23/2007; 10/24/2007;4/23/2009,7/24/12, <br /> 11/5/13, 11/14,8/15,9/18, 10/19 <br /> S:\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\AGENDAS&ABSTRACTS\2020 Agenda&Abstracts\August 2020\Pdfs for webpage\V.A. <br /> Policy Review Attachments\III.Operating Procedures August 2020.doc <br />