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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 17, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~'t~ <br />SUBJECT• Contract Renewal with UNC Family Medicine and Health Department <br />DEPARTMENT: Health <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contract <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider contract renewal with UNC Family Medicine and Health Department <br />for Physician Services. <br />BACKGROUND: This contract covers all physician services for the health department, <br />including communicable disease consultation, clinic supervision and direct clinical services, <br />mandated oversight of all nurse practitioners, and consultation on protocol development and <br />quality assurance. The contract also includes the oversight of the nurse practitioner at the <br />Orange County Jail. Back-up services are also included in the contract for vacation and sick <br />coverage. There were approximately 10,000 clinic encounters and 5,800 individuals served in <br />2002-2003. The contract amount is $121,272 for the year, a 5% increase over the previous <br />year. There was no increase last year in the contract. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The contract for FY 2003-2004 is $121,272 and represents .70 FTE of a <br />physician's time including medical back-up. This amount has been included in the department's <br />requested budget for FY 2003-2004. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract and <br />authorize the Chair to sign pending approval of the FY 2003-2004 budget and county attorney <br />review. <br />