2008-061 Health Dept - Consolidated Agreement with NC Dept of Health & Human Services

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• Consolidated Agreeme~ -Final Page 12 of 19 7. The State shall provide support and consultation to the public health workforce in local health departments, including regional public health consultants who offer technical assistance and training on professional development; program planning, program evaluation and quality assurance; data collection; and community assessment. The State shall act as the principal liaison between the public health system and the state's Medicaid agency on issues related to Medicaid reimbursed services provided by the state and local public health agencies and shall cooperate with the state Medicaid agency to provide technical assistance, guidance, and consultation to local health programs to ensure compliance with Medicaid policies and procedures. 9. The State shall design and implement annual cost studies to ensure appropriate cost based Medicaid reimbursement. 10 The State shall work with the NC Division of Information Resource Management to provide automated systems and facilities via the Health Services Information System (HSIS) and the new Health Information System (HIS), when implemented. HSIS is currently used to create and submit Medicaid claims, perform accounts receivables, and to collect other DPH program-related data from client, service, encounter and other data on behalf of the local health departments and other public health programs. The State shall provide business and technical support for the automated systems to the users of these systems. 11. The State shall provide support and consultation to ensure that HSIS and the new Health Information System (HIS), when unplemented, can generate standazd transactions for public health Medicaid claims and (once HIS is implemented) for public health claims to all insurers submitted on behalf of the local health departments per HIPAA [the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-91) subparts I through N, which define the standazds for specific transactions.] 12. The State shall responsibly use data reviewed and received in its role as a public health authority and health oversight agency while respecting the confidentiality and integrity of the data and securing and protecting the privacy of individual client health information (see Business Associate Addendum to this Consolidated .Agreement) 13. The State (DPH) shall provide to the Department "Estimates of Funding Allocations" no later than February 15 of each year to use in preparation of their local budget proposals per current GS. 14. The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide to the Department the "Budget Form" (DENR 2948) indicating the . estimated funding allocations no later than March 30"' of each year to use in the prepazation of their local budget proposals per current GS. 16. The State (DHHS) shall provide a "Funding Authorization" to the Department after the receipt of the Certified State Budget. Funds must be appropriately budgeted by the State in the NC Accounting System INCAS) prior to the issuance of the "Funding Authorization." 17. The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide a final Budget Form to the Department after receipt of the Certified State Budget. 18. The State (DPH) shall provide funds to the Department upon receipt of this executed agreement and timely submissions of Expenditure Reports. Payment will be made to the Department according to the DHHS • Controller's Office E-Payment Schedule issued November or December of each yeaz for the following calendaz year. 19. The State (DENR-DEH) shall provide funds monthly to the Department upon receipt of the executed Budget Forms, Addenda and timely submissions of monthly eicpenditure reports. Payments will be made to the