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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 20, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. _ k <br /> SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal with UNC Family Medicine and Health Department <br /> DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br /> Agreement <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 agreement renewal with UNC Family Medicine and Health Department <br /> for Physician Services. <br /> BACKGROUND: This agreement 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 agreement 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. The agreement amount is $115,500 for the year, the same amount as the previous <br /> year. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The agreement for FY 2002-2003 is $115,500 and represents .70 FTE <br /> of a physician's time including medical back-up. This amount has been included in the <br /> department's requested budget for FY 2002-2003. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the agreement <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />