2008-078 Social Services & UNC Hospital to Provide Medicaid Workers

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• STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGE U n/c~f ~ 9L ~~-_ . 26 Lpd~ '6 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS AND ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the 1st day of July, 2008 by and between ORANGE COUNTY (hereinafter referred to as the COUNTY) and THE UNNERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS, (hereinafter referred to as UNCH) Orange County, North Carolina. WITNESSETH: • • WHEREAS, the parties have agreed with each other that the County will provide certain services for The University of North Cazolina Hospitals in connection with the Orange County Department of Social Services (hereinafter referred to as OCDSS), Medicaid Program; and WHEREAS, the UNCH has agreed to pay certain compensation for said service and the parties desire to execute this contract to delineate their understanding of this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby, agree as follows: 1. Orange County agrees to make available to UNCH the services of one full time Income Maintenance Caseworker and one part-time supervisor providing up to 15 hours of supervision a week. 2. UNCH agrees to reimburse the County within 15 days of receipt of monthly billings for the county shaze of the salary, benefits, and the indirect costs to which the parties have agreed aze involved in maintaining one Social Services Income Maintenance Caseworker at UNCH. UNCH also agrees to reimburse the county for the costs of a part- time supervisor. The county shaze of these positions is approximately 50 percent. Salary and benefits for the Income Maintenance Caseworker and the supervisor include: base salary according to the Orange County pay plan; FICA taxes; local government retirement; vacation, sick, petty, or other leave under approved county plan; paid holidays as observed by county; county paid insurance (health, dental, and life). UNCH will also pay half of the administrative overhead and indirect costs associated with these positions. This includes all other supportive services provided by OCDSS or Orange County. The total cost of this contract is $55,562. 3. Other supportive services provided by OCDSS without additional chazge to UNCH include continuing program training of the Income Maintenance Caseworker and consultation with other counties in the catchment area about applications for pre-and post-dischazge patients.