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DocuSign Envelope ID:B749018F-351A-4D6F-9FC5-C2EB21856524 <br /> Consolidated Agreement FY22 Page 5 of 27 <br /> B. DPH RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> a. Training, Consultation, and Support <br /> 1. DPH shall provide training to the LHD for the LHD's response to this Agreement and to the <br /> Agreement Addenda. Upon request, consultation will be provided by DPH to the LHD. <br /> 2. DPH shall provide coordination and support for the education and training for the public health <br /> workforce, including developing training opportunities to achieve health equity, promote inclusion <br /> of all populations affected by health disparities (including racial/ethnic minority groups and persons <br /> with disabilities), and ensure all staff, clinical and non-clinical, have opportunities for training <br /> focused on health equity, health disparities, and/or social determinants of health to support <br /> individual competencies and organizational capacity to promote health equity. <br /> 3. DPH shall conduct liaison activities with LHDs for general problem solving and technical support. <br /> 4. DPH shall provide high-level consultation, technical assistance, and advice to local health directors <br /> and teams via the Local and Community Support(LCS) Section. Contact the Deputy <br /> Director/Section Chief, LCS. Broad content areas include, but are not limited to: <br /> a) Board Relations <br /> b) Management Teams and Staffing <br /> c) Policy Development <br /> d) Program Planning and Implementation <br /> e) Quality and Performance Improvement <br /> f) General Administrative Consultation, including consultation and technical assistance in <br /> budgeting, fiscal, administrative and management support topic areas. <br /> 5. DPH shall provide technical assistance and consultant services, as required, for specific health <br /> program areas, including providing guidance and consultation about specific patient clinical issues, <br /> when requested. Contact the specific section or branch head. <br /> 6. DPH shall provide course coordination, consultation, and technical assistance on nursing practice <br /> and standards,policies and procedures that cross programs via LCS: Local Technical Assistance and <br /> Training Branch(LTATB). Contact the Chief Public Health Nurse/Branch Head LTATB. <br /> 7. DPH shall provide support and consultation to the public health workforce in LHDs, including <br /> regional public health consultants who offer technical assistance and training on professional <br /> development; program planning, program evaluation and quality assurance and data collection. <br /> Contact the Chief Public Health Nurse/Branch Head, LTATB. <br /> b. Performance <br /> 1. DPH shall act as the principal liaison between the public health system and the State's Medicaid <br /> agency on issues related to Medicaid reimbursed services provided by the State and the LHD and <br /> shall cooperate with the State Medicaid agency to provide technical assistance, guidance, and <br /> consultation to local health programs to ensure compliance with Medicaid policies and procedures. <br /> 2. For services of the State Laboratory of Public Health (SLPH), DPH shall: <br /> a) Provide free or at-cost mailers that meet the US Postal Service/DOT UN3373 Biologic <br /> substance shipping and packaging regulations for samples submitted to the SLPH only, when <br /> ordered via the SLPH's web-based mailroom ordering system; <br />