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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AUGUST 27, 1998 <br /> <br />Board of Health Minutes <br />Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 1 august 27, 1998 <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, <br />promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON THURSDAY, August 27, 1998 AT SOUTHERN <br />HUMAN SERVICE CENTER MEETING ROOM, CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Timothy J. Ives, Melvin Hurston, Beverly Foster, Barry <br />Adler, Ron Cammarata, Jonathan Klein, Margaret Brown, Richard Marinshaw, Janet Southerland <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Barbara Chavious, Brenda Crowder-Gaines <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Division <br />Director; Eileen Kugler, Personal Health Division Director; Cornelia Ramsey, Health Education <br />Supervisor; Patsy Bateman, Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Cathy Callahan, Tana Black, Tamia Sigmon – UNC School of Nursing <br /> <br />I. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS <br /> Dr. Ives called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Rosemary Summers introduced the staff and guests <br />present. <br /> <br />II. AMEND AUGUST 27, 1998 AGENDA <br /> The agenda for August 27, 1998 was amended to include the Orange County Animal Control Division <br />and SCS Direct Mail Contract as number IIC(2). <br /> <br />The motion to amend the August 27, 1998 agenda was made by Beverly Foster, seconded by <br />Janet Southerland and carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> A. APPROVE / AMEND MINUTES OF MAY 21, 1998 <br /> Minutes of the June 25, 1998 BOH meeting page 2, 1st paragraph, line #4 was amended to <br />read: That position was very difficult to recruit as a ½ time position and could not be filled <br />until… <br /> <br /> The motion to amend the minutes of June 25, 1998 was made by Ron Cammarata, <br />seconded by Beverly Foster and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />B. ITEMS FOR DECISION – CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1., 2., 3.) <br />Beverly Foster questioned the Home Visiting Grant related to the new Health Choice (CHIPS) <br />program in terms of reimbursement to the health department. Dr. Summers responded that as <br />children were enrolled for Health Choice, and qualified for services, the Orange County Health <br />Department would have a provider number from BCBS and be reimbursed for those services. <br />The Intensive Home Visiting project is projecting some Medicaid revenue, and if some children <br />were eligible for Health Choice, the Orange County Health Department would receive <br />reimbursement for them as well. The issue for the Orange County Health Department is <br />whether we have a provider number that we can bill under. <br /> <br />The motion to accept the consent agenda items as listed was made by Janet <br />Southerland, seconded by Ron Cammarata and carried without dissent.