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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 6, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. g"~ <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Between Orange County and UNC Hospitals for (3) Three Medicaid <br />Caseworkers <br />DEPARTMENT: Social Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Agreement <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martin Whitt , ext 285$ <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel HIII 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Meban® 336 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE:. To consider an Agreement between Orange County and UNC-Hospitals for three <br />(3) hospital-based Medicaid Intake Caseworkers. <br />BACI(GROUND Three full-time Medicaid Intake Caseworkers are stationed at UNC-Hospitals <br />to conduct interviews and initiate Medicaid applications, mainly for out of county residents. This <br />Agreement began in 1977 at the request of the Hospitals as a means to increase collection <br />rates for indigent patients. Since this arrangement is for the benefit of UNC-Hospitals, the <br />Agreement stipulates that 100% of all Orange County's costs for these workers be reimbursed <br />by the facility. The reimbursement includes salary, benefits, indirect costs, 15% of the salary <br />and benefits of a full-time DSS supervisor, and any other necessary expense. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County's share of all costs associated with these positions is <br />reimbursed by UNC-Hospitals. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends approval of the Agreement for Fiscal <br />Year 2000/2001 and authorization for the Chair to sign. <br />