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4 <br />Orange County Health Department Iuly 1, 2005 <br />Postgraduate Year One Level <br />6, The health department must provide HIV, HBV and HCV testing for the source <br />patient in the event of a blood borne pathogen exposure. In the event the <br />resident is exposed to blood or bodily fluids, the health department will be <br />responsible for providing an initial response, according to the Orange County <br />Health Department Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard, The resident will be <br />required to return to University of North Carolina Occupational Health Services <br />for post-incident testing and counseling if feasible, In the event the resident is <br />unable to do so in a timely manner, the health department will provide access to <br />testing and counseling for the resident. The trainee will be responsible for the <br />payment of services. UNC-CH will reimburse trainee for testing and counseling <br />only but not far any emergency treatment or medication administered, <br />7. The person whose services are to be provided pursuant to the Agreement is, for <br />all purposes, an employee of The University of North Carolina School of <br />Dentistry, <br />8. While the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry resident is on rotation <br />at the Orange County Health Department, their professional liability insurance <br />coverage will be provided by the School of Dentistry with coverage of at least $1 <br />million, per incident, $3 million per year, <br />9. This Agreement shall run for a period of one year, from the 1st day of July, <br />2005 to the 30th day of June, 2006, and shall be renewable thereafter. <br />l0.The School of Dentistry will be responsible for training its residents to follow the <br />OSHA Blood-borne Pathogens Standard, assuring that its residents comply with <br />the health requirements established by North Carolina state regulations and the <br />School of Dentistry. <br />