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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF ORANGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, UN11ERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT
CHAPEL HILL
AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into th i s f i rst day of ~ u ly Zoo7, by and between The
Universit of Noah Carolina at Chapel Hill, hereinafter referred to as the "University," for its
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De artment of Family Med~c~ne in the School of Med~c~ne, hereinafter referred to as the
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"De artment" and the Orange County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the
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1NHEREAS the De artment desires to rovide Medical Director Services, including general
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consultation and clinical services, and to participate in the provision of medical care for
the citizens of the community, and;
'WHEREAS, OCHD operates a number of "Outpatient Clinics" located at the site of the
Uran e County Health Department i n Chapel H i l l and H i I lsborough, North Carolina, or
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other sites that may, from time'to time, be provided;
NO'W, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the following mutual covenants
and conditions and any sums to be paid, UCHD and the University agree as follows.
~ The Department will provide "Medical Director Services", including the
professional "General Consultation" and "Clinical" services identified belo~r.
~ The Medical Director Services provided by the Department shall include the
following General Consultation Services:
a. act as the pri ncipal advisor to UCH D Health Director and UCH D Personal
Health Services Director in matters of medical policy;
b. advise UCHD Health Director and OCHD Personal Health Services Director
on the medical implications of alternatives in clinical program functioning
and management;
c. at the request of OCHD Health Director represent UCHD, and negotiate on
behalf of UCHD, with respect to interagency relationships that involve
medical expertise;
d. advise and interpret the regulatory requirements related to medical aspects of
OCH D'S functions;
e. rovide coordination for medical components of the Outpatient Clinics of
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f. advise and assist OCHD staff in epidemiological investigations;
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g. be responsive to community public health concerns directly and in
consultation with OCHD Health Director and OCHD Division Directors;
h. assist OCHD Health Director and OCHD Personal Health Services Director
in establishment of medical procedures and qualitylquantity control
mechanisms;
i. assist OCHD staff in data analysis towards identification of public health
concerns;
j. work r~ith OCH D Health Director and OCH D Division Directors on
formulation of responses to public health concerns;
k. assist with evaluation of medical programs and services provided by OCHD,
including recommendations for constructive change;
1, maintain close contact and availability through on-site visits at OCHD and
phone consultation to assist OCH D in the discharge of OCH D
responsibi I hies;
m. participate in OCH D Division Head management meetings and OCH D
. , Division level meetings when requested and appropriate;
n. attend Grange County Board of Health meetings when requested;
o. provide medical direction to school health programs in both school systems
in Grange County and medical consultation to both school and OCHD staff
working in or with school health programs;
p. other miscellaneous duties as provided for in the agreement;
q. discharge the above described responsibilities through and with knowledge
aforehand of OCHD Health Director.
3. The Medical Director Services provided by the Department shall include Clinical
Services in compliance with State and Federal guidelines and program rules for all
Outpatient Clinics conducted by OCHD, including without limitation the following
OCHD Outpatient Clinics: Family.Planning ~FP~, Prenatal Care ~PNC7, Child Health
~CH7, Adolescent Health ~RDOL~, Tuberculosis ~TB~, Sexually Transmitted Disease
STD}, General Communicable Disease Control ~GFN~, Adult Health Preventive
Services ~RH1HP}, and Primary Care CPC}. The Clinical Services provided by the
Department shall include the following:
a. Collaboration with OCHD to develop and approve protocols far Outpatient
Clinics. For the mutual benefit of the Department, OCHD, and its prenatal
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atients, prenatal patients will be managed according to CJCHD established
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rotocols. These protocols will be reviewed annually and be consistent with
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protocols used at U NC Department of QB1~YN and Family Medici ne outlyi ng
clinics.
b. Primary medical supervision of the nurse practitioners who are employees of
QCH D to i ncl ude ongoi ng monitoring and evaluation of the reed icai acts
erforned b the nurse practitioners; Regular individual meetings with .the nurse
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practitioners will occur according to an agreed upon schedule to review records
of high-risk or problematic patients; Documentation will be recorded in the
patient record indicating that a review occurred and noting any recommended
changes i n the pl an of care.
c. Co-signing charts of patients seen by new nurse practitioners of CJCHD within
five X57 working days for at least the first six months of their nurse practitioner
ractice, and face-to-face consultation on a weekly basis for the first month of
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their nurse practitioner practice and at least monthly thereafter for the
succeeding five months;
d. A review of all C~CHD prenatal records at 1 ~, 28 and ~~ weeks to assure that
appropriate medical care is being provided, with a Maternity Chart Review fora
completed at each interval.
e. Illleekly group meetings with clinical staff in each site according to an agreed
upon schedule to discuss patient care and clinical operation issues.
f. Qverall responsibility far medical Residents and medical students working in
clinics including orientation, supervision of practice and assurance of
compliance with QCHD program and documentation requirements.
g. provision of routine medical services during scheduled on-site times at C~CHD
Qutpatient Clinics, including documentation of Clinical Services provided per
established QCHD protocols;
h. Medical consultation visits to QCHD patients during on-site scheduled times at
CJut atient Clinics; medical consultation to QCHD nurse practitioners by
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tele hone when the Medical Director is not on-site at CJCHD outpatient cynics,
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i. Continuing education consultation for CJCHD nurse practitioners and other
QCHD staff to include regular informal consultation and periodic formal
sessions as appropriate;
', After-hours medical consultation for primary care patients of CJCHD: UNC
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Health Care's HealthL~nk program provides initial triage of after hours calls as
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. per the agreement attached hereto and incorporated as exhibit A ~"after hours
program"}. The Department will provide Medical Director consultation and
supervision to ~CHD clinicians ~3 FNPs} that provide after hours medical
consultation ion a rotating basis} for 4CHD clients referred by HealthLink. The
Medical Director shall also provide after-hours medical conul~a~ion far
Health ink referred C~CHD clients ion a rotating basis} such that each of the 4
clinicians shall provide such after~hours medical consultation ~ weeklmonth.
k. Discharge the above described responsibilities through and with knowledge
aforehand of C~CHD Health Director.
4. ~CHD CJutpatient Clinics are operational during the normal business hours of 8:oo
A.M. to S:oD P.M., Monday through Friday. Can 1Nednesday, the clinics operate
from 1 a AM ~ 5 PIv1. In addition, one weekday per site the Outpatient Clinics
Tuesday - Hillsborough;.Thursday -~ Chapel Hill} operate on a flexible evening
schedule ~i.e. 9;3o AM -~ 6.3o PM} to provide greater access to care. Outpatient
Clinics may run beyond their scheduled time. In addition to the above-described
activities during the after-hours program, the Department is responsible for medical
activities conducted in the Outpatient Clinics in accordance with this agreement
during the entirety of the hours specified in this paragraph.
5. The Department shall provide, at a minimum, the equivalent of .7o Full Time
Equivalent ~FTE} personnel to carryout the Medical Director Services described in
this agreement, including the General Consultation and Clinical Services identified
above. ,Said services will be provided primarily by the "Medico) Director", or
"bacl~-up Department physician". Tle Medical Director shall be board certified in
Family Medicine or an equivalent certification. The Medical Director will report
activities and services performed for OCHD as requested by OCHD Health
Director.
6. The Chair of the Department shall, concurrent with the execution of this agreement,
designate the name of the Medical Director, and the names of four Department
physicians who will rotate as backup Department physicians, to be "available" to
provide the General Consultation and Clinical Services identified in this agreement.
a. The Department and OCHD shall indicate their mutual agreement to the
designation of the Medical Director and designated back-up Department
physicians available to be scheduled 'In the absence of the Medical Director by
signing the "Designation of Medical Director" attachment to this contract. Any
changes in these designations will be mutually agreed to by the Chair of the
Department and OCHD Health Director.ln the event that the Medical Director
or any designated back-up Department. physician becomes unwilling or unable
to perform the duties required by this agreement, the Department and OCHD
shall attempt to mutually agree upon replacements}. if such mutual agreement
is not achieved, then this agreement shall terminate and any payment due as of
the date of termination shall be paid as provided for in paragraph 18 of this
agreement.
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b. Substitutions in the scheduling of the Medical Director or designated backup
De artmel~t physician will be the responsibility of the Department in
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consultation with OCHD Health Director. Vacation leave, continuing
education, and other assignments requiring temporary backup coverage will be
mutually agreed upon by the Chair of the Department and C~CHD Health
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7. The Medical Director or designated backup Department physician shall provide a total
of tweet two ~2~~ hours er week of the foregoing Clinical~Services an~site at oCHD
outpatient Clinics ar other sites as provided therefor. Days and times and the identity o
the person or persons scheduled to be on~site to provide this coverage on behalf of the
De artment wi (( be m utual ly agreed to by the Department and oCH D. Although the
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Department is not required to provide the attendance of a Medical Director orback-up
Department physician on the premises of oCHD outpatient facilities or other sites
provided therefor at other times, access should be made available during other days and
times as stipulated i n th is agreement. Substitute coverage by a back-up Department .
physician is expected during vacations and other anticipated absences of the Medical
Director or backup Department physician originally scheduled to be available. The
Medical Director or designated backup Department~physician shall be responsible for
notifying aCHD of schedule changes. If attendance as scheduled of the Medical
Director or designated backup Department physician is impossible due to unremediable
circumstances hone coven e of a designated back-up Department physician must be
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rovided and nurse practitioner charts will be signed by the appropriate designated
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Department physician orback up Department phys~c~an an call w~th~n flue ~5} working
.da s. In addition to the fore Ding described days and hours, at the request of oCHD
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Health Director, the Medical Director or designated backup Department physician will
rov'rde on~-site medical supervision at.CJCHD outpatienfi Clinics or other sites provided
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therefor, as necessary, during communicable disease incidents or other public health
related emergencies,
S. The Medical Director or desi Hated back-up Department physician shall be available six
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~~~ hours ~ er week for the following: phone consultation during business hours and after-
hours ro ram coverage for clinicallpatient issues, phone coverage for consultation and
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direction for communicable diseaselepidemic control, emergency phone consultation as
needed during non-business hours through a pager system, and direct administrative
andlor consultative services as outl fined in General Consultation Services Paragraph Z~.
9. The Department will maintain current registration and licensure of the Medical
Director and designated back-up Department physicians and shall provide copies to
oCHD as appendices to the Designation of Medical Director attachment to this
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re arding bloodborne pathogens including Hepat~t~s B and TB status as well as
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documentation of immunization against measles, mumps,' rubella and varicella. in
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the event of a bloodborne pathogen exposure, the Department will be responsible
for providing fo(low-up according to its policies and procedures governing exposure
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The University vyill be responsible for the negligence of its employees and agents to
the extent of the North Carolina Tort Claims Act. Further, the University will
provide adequate professional liability insurance for the University and its personnel
who provide the services described in the agreement. The insurance (units wil(be
stated in a Confirmation of Insurance submitted at the time the contract is
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installments of ELEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN I~IUNDRED AND EIGFT DOLLARS
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needed by the Medical Director, to include tl~e Medical Director in all appropriate
conferences, .meetings, correspondence and publications necessary to appropriately
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~/. This agreement shat l run for a period of TUVELVE X12} months, from the ~ st day of
. duly, X007, to the 3ath day of dune, 200, and shall be renewable annually
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either party provided that the agreement is terminated either.
a. upon failure of the parties to agree on a replacement Medical Director or
replacement designated back-up Department physician pursuant to
paragraph ~ of this agreement, or
b. upon delivery of written notice of termination furnished to the other party
at least n i nety ~9a~ days prior to termination.
In the event of such termination, any payment due shall be prorated to the date of
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OCHD hereby agrees with the University that, in their educational and/or
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employment practices, OCHD and the University will comply with such non-
discrimination laws as may be applicable to it in the performance of this agreement.
The Department shall abide by pertinent rules and regulations of C~CI-iC~, ~7range
County, and the North Carolina department of Health and Human Services in the
conduct of service. The University, the department and OCI~ID shall comply with
such confidentiality laws as may be applicable i n the performance of th is agreement
and acknowledge that in receiving, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with
any confidential information, they will safeguard and not further disclose the
information except as permitted by the Mealth Insurance Portability and
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Accauntabi (i Act of ~ 996, Public Law ~ 04-191, as amended, and the provisions of
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the business Associate Agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference.
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Na rovision of this agreement shall be construed or Interpreted as creating a
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r~eanin of an constitutional debt llrn~tatlon. No provlslon of this agreement shall
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be construed or interpreted as creating a delegation of governmental powers nor as
a donation b or a .lending of the credit of the County of Grange or ~]CHD within
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the mean i n of the Constitution of the state of North Carol ~ na. Th Is agreement shat l
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and does not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the County of orange or
UCND to make any payments beyond those appropriated in the sale discretion of
the Count of Gran e or C~CHD for any fiscal year in which this agreement shall be
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in effect. No deficiency judgment may be rendered against the County of ]range
or QCF~D in an action for breach of a contractual obligation under this agreement
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and the toxin power of the County of Orange is not and may not be pledged
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understandin of the parties and shall not be altered, amended or modified, except
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b an a regiment in writing executed by the duly authorized o~fic~als of bath parties.
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I~'~" . The laws of North Carolina shall govern the valldlty and Interpretation of the
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NN 1IVTNESS'~IIHEREt~F, the parties have hereunto signed this agreement in their official
ca acities o~ the day and year listed below.
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FCJR AND CJN BEHALF CAF F(~R AND UN BEHALF CAF
GRANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
osemary L. mmers, MPH, DrPH
Health Dire or
AT CHAPEL HILL
David R. erry
Vice-Chancel for for
Finance and Administration
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Warren . N to~ , D
Chair, Family edicine
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William L ape , MD, MPH
Dean, Sc I o Medicine
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FCJR AND CAN BEHALF CAF THE COUNTY C7F GRANGE
M so es Carey ~ r., Chair ~/
Grange County Board Commissioners
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GRANGE COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR:
"This instrument has been re-audited in the manner required by~the Local Government
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Budget and Fiscal Cont ,ol Act."
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Ken Chavious
Finance Director
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. Designation o~ Medico[ director
Attachment to Contract between the Department of Family Medicine, University o Noah
Carolina, School of Medicine and the Grange County Health Department for July ~, X007'
through June 30, ~ooS.
The followin h sicians are deli Hated b the Department of Family Medicine to fulfill
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the terms of the attached contract:
Michael Fisher, MD Medical Director
Lauren Lin le MD Physician
pia Williams MD Physician
Martha Carlou h MD Physician
Andrew Hanna el MD Physician
Clark Dennison MD Physician
Co ies of current registration and licensure for these physicians are attached.
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signed: ~'~""`~ /~.
111larren Newton ~ i r"
Department of F ily Medicine
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Agreed:
osemary Sum ers, Health Director
Orange Coun Health Departmenfi Date
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BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made effective the 1~t Day of July, 2447, by and between Orange County
Government, Health Department, hereinafter referred tv as "Covered Entity",and UNC Department of Family
Medicine, hereinafter referred tv as "Business Associate," individually, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"}.
wITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Sections Z61 through X64 of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
o ~ 996, Public Law ~ 44191, known as "the Administrative Simpii~cation provisions," direct the Department of
Health and Human Services to develop standards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of health
information; and
WHEREAS, pursuant tv the Administrative Simplification provisions, the .Secretary of Health and Human
Services has issued regulations modifying 45 CFR Parts 164 and 164 the "HIPAA Privacy Rule"}; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to enter into or have entered into an arrangement whereby Business
Associate will provide certain services to Covered Entity, and, pursuant to such arrangement, Business Associate
may be considered a "business associate" of Covered Entity as defined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule the
agreement evidencing such arrangement is entitled "Agreement far Medical Director Services Between the
County of Grange Health Department and the Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill," dated July 1, 2447wJune 34, 2448, and is hereby referred to as the "Arrangement Agreement"}; and
WHEREAS, Business Associate may have access to Protected Health Information has defined below} in
fulfilling its responsibilities under such arrangement;
THEREFORE, inconsideration vfthe Parties' continuing obligations under the Arrangement Agreement,
the Parties agree to the provisions of this Agreement in order to address the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy ,
Rule a,nd to protect the interests of both Parties. ,
DEFINITIONS
Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those terms
set forth in the H I PAA Privacy Rule.
ll. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS
~a} Busrrress Associate s~ra11: .
~i} use or disclose any protected health information solely as permitted or required
by this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement cif consistent with this Agreement and the HIPAA
Privacy Rule}, or as required bylaw.
iii} ensure that 'its agents, including a subcontractor, to whore it provides protected
health information received from or created by Business Associate vn behalf of Covered entity,
agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to Business Associate with respect to
such information. In addition, Business Associate agrees to take reasonable steps to ensure that
its employees' actions or omissions do not cause Business Associate to breach the terms of this
Agreement;
viii} implement appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of protected
health information ether than as permitted or required by this Agreement;
Div} permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to audit Business
Associate's records and practices related to use and disclosure of protected health information tv
ensure Covered Entity's compliance with the terms of the HIPAA Privacy Rule;
~v} report tv Covered Entity any use or disclosure of protected health information
which is not in compliance with the terms of this Agreement of which it becomes aware; and
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Zvi} mitigate, to the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Business
Associate of a use or disclosure of protected health information by Business Associate in violation
of the requirements of this Agreement.
b Notwithstanding the prohibitions set forth in this Agreement or the Arrangement
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Agreement, Business Associate may use and d[sclose protected health ~nforma
as follows:
~i} if necessary, for the proper management and administration of Business
Associate or tv carry out the legal responsibilities of Business Associate, provided that as to any
such disclosure, the following requirements are met.
~A} the disclosure is required by law; ar
~B} Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to
whom the information is disclosed that it will be held confidentially and used or further
disclosed only as required by law or for the purpose for which it was disclosed tv the
person, and the person notifies Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware
in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached;
iii} far data aggregation services, if such services are to be provided by Business
Associate for the health care operations of Gavered Entity pursuant to any agreements between
the Parties evidencing their business relationship.
111. AVAILAB[LITY nF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
Busr'ness assoclafe sha11:
~a} ~ at the request of Covered Entity, provide access to protected health information in a designated
record set to Covered entity or, as directed by Covered Entity, to an [ndividual, in a time and manner sufficient to
ermit Covered Entity to comply with the requirements of 45 CFR ~G4.524.
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fib} at the request of Covered Entity or an individual, make any amendments} to protected health
information in a designated record set that are directed by or agreed to by Covered Entity, in a time and manner
sufficient tv permit Covered Entity to comply with the requirements of 45 CFR ~ 64.56.
~c} document disclosures of protected health information and information related to such disclosures
in a manner sufficient to permit Covered Entity to respond to a request by an individual for an accounting of
disclosures of protected health information in accordance with 45 CFR ~ 64.58 and provide such documentation
to Covered Entity or an individual as directed by Covered Entity.
lV, TERMINATl~7N
(a) Term: This Agreement terminates when the Arrangement Agreement terminates or as provided
in Paragraph IV. b. below (termination for cause).
fib} Termination for cause: Upon Covered Entity's knowledge of a material breach by Business
Associate, Covered, Entity shall either:
~i} provide an opportunity for Business Associate to cure the breach or end the
violation or, if Business Associate does not cure the breach or end the violation within the time
specified by Covered Entity, terminate this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement; or
iii} immediately terminate this Agreement and the ArrangementAgreement if
Business Associate has breached a material term ofthis Agreement and cure is not possible.
c Return or destruction of protected health information: At termination of this Agreement, the
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Arrangement Agreement €or any similar documentation of the business relationship ofthe Parties}, or upon
request of Covered Entity, whichever occurs first, Business Associate shall:
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~i} if feasible, return yr destroy all protected health information received from or
created yr received by Business Associate on behalf of Covered Entity that Business .Associate
still .maintains in any form. Business Associate shall only destroy protected health information
with the written approval of Covered Entity. After return or destruction, Business Associate shall
retain na copies of such information.
iii} if return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate will provide Govered
Entity with documentation explaining the reason that it is not feasible. !f the prat~cted health
information is not returned or destroyed, Business Associate will extend the protections of this
Agreement to the information and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make
the return or destruction of the information not feasible.
~d} Bunriva[: The obligations of Business Associate under this Agreement shall survive the
expiration, termination, or cancellation of this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement andlvr the business
relationship of the parties, and shall continue to bind Business Associate, its agents, employees, contractors,
successors, and assigns as set forth herein.
V. MISCELLANECUB
~a} All protected health information that is created or received by Covered Entity and disclosed or
made available in any form, including paper record, oral communication, audio recording, and electronic display
by Covered Entity or its operating units to Business Associate or is created or received by Business Associate an
Covered Entity's behalf shall be subject to this,Agreement.
fib} A reference in this Agreement to a section in the HIPAA Privacy Rule means the section as in
effect or as amended,
~c} In the event of an inconsistency between.the provisions of this Agreement including definitions}
and mandatory provisions of the NIPAA Privacy Rule, as amended, the HIPAA Privacy Rule shall control. Where
provisions of this Agreement are different than those mandated in the HIPAA Privacy Rule, but are nonetheless
permitted by the FIIPAA Privacy Rule, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
~d} Except as expressly stated herein or the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the parties to this Agreement do
not intend to create any rights in any third parties.
fie} This Agreement may be amended ar modified only in a writing signed by the Parties. No Party
may assign its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other Party. None of the provisions of this Agreement are intended to create, nor will they be deemed to create
an relationship between the Parties other than that of independent parties contracting with each other solely for
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(~ This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina.
fig} No change, waiver or discharge ofany liability or obligation hereunder on any one or more
occasions shall be deemed a waiver of performance of any continuing ar other obligation, ar shall prohibit
enforcement of any obligation, on any other occasion. ~ .
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STATE OF NQRTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF ORANGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND
THE DEPARTMENT O1= FAMILY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF NQRTH CAROLINA AT
CHAPEL; H I LL
AGREEMENT FC~R MEDICAL DIRECTOR SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this first day of July Zo07, by and between The
Universi of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hereinafter referred to as the "University," for its
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De artment of Famil 1~~dicine in the School of N~ed~c~ne, hereinafter referred to as the
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"De artment" and the Orange County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the
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1NHEREAS the De artment desires to provide Medical Director Services, including general
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consultation and clinical services, and to part~c[pate ~n the provision of medical care for
the citizens afthe community, and;
WHEREAS C~CH D o erates a number of "outpatient Cl inks" located at the site of the
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other sites that may, from ~ti me to ti me, be provided;
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and conditions and an sums to be paid, C~CHD and the University agree as follows:
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rofessional "General Consultation" and "Clinical" services identified .below.
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following Genera[ Consultation Services:
a. act as the ri nci al advi sor to C]CH D Health Director and C~CH D Personal
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Health Services Director in matters of medical policy;
b. advise C~CHD Health Director and ~JCHD Personal Health Services Director
diva[ im lications of alternatives in clinical program functioning
on the me p
and management;
c, at the re uest of t~CHD Health Director represent ~CHD, and negotiate an
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behalf of UCHD, with respect to interagency relationships that involve
medical expertise;
d. advise and inter ret the regulatory requirements related to medical aspects of
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e. ravide coordination far medical components of the Qutpatient Clinics of
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f. advise and assist aCHD staff in epidemiological investigations;
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' o common it ubl is health concerns d i redly and i n
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consultation with CJCHD Health Director and oCHD Division Directors;
' CHD Health Director and CJCHD Persona! Health Services Director
h. asslst~J .
' ishment of medical rocedures and qualitylquantity control
n establ p .
mechanisms;
' ff in data anal sis towards identification of public health
1. assist oCHD sta Y
Concerns; .
' with C~CHD Health Director and 4CHD Division Directors on
j. work
formulation of responses to public health concerns;
' a! cation of medical rograms and services provided by QCH D,
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ne consultation to assist CJCHD in the discharge of oCHD
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responsibilities;
' ' ate in C~CHD Division Head management meetings and QCHD
m, partic~p
Division level meetings when requested and.appropriate;
e Count Board of Health meetings when requested;
n. attend C~rang y .
' l direction to school health programs in bath school systems
o. provide medico ,
medical consultation to both school and CJCHD staff
~n Grange County and
worki ng i n or with school health programs;
. other miscellaneous duties as provided for in the agreement;
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ve described res onsibilities through and with knowledge
q. discharge the abo p ,
aforehand of C~CH D Health Director.
' s rovided b the Department shall include Clinical
3. The Medical Director Service p Y
' State and Federal uidelines and program rules far all
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' ' ed b ~CHD including without limitation the following
C~utpatlent Clinks conduct y ,
' ' ~ it Plannin ~FP} Prenatal Care ~PNC}, Child Health
CJCHD autpat~ent Cynics. Fam y g
ADCJL Tuberculosis ~TB}, Sexually Transmitted Disease
NCH}, Adolescent Health ~ },
ommunicable Disease Control ~GFN}, Adult Health Preventive
STD}, general C .
' a Care PCB, The Clinical Services provided by the
Services ~AHIH P}, and Prim ry ~
De artment shat l i ncl ode the fol lowi ng:
p . a rove rotocols far Outpatient
a. Collaboration with oCHD to develop and pp p
enefit of the De artment, NCH D, and its prenatal
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patents, prenat p
here rotocols will be reviewed annually and be consistent with
protocols. T p
at UNC De artment of oBIGYN and Family Medicine outlying
protocols used p
clinics.
' su envision of the nurse practitioners who are employees of
b. Primary medical p ,
to i ncl ude on of n mon itori ng and evaluation of the medical acts
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the nurse ractitianers; Regular individual meetings with the nurse
performed by p
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practitioners w g
' roblematic atients" Documentation will be recorded in the
of h~gh~risk or p p r
' ' dicatin that a review occurred and noting any recommended
patent record In g
changes in the plan of care.
' of atients seen b new nurse practitioners of oCHD within
c. Co-slgn~ng charts p Y
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five ~5~ g Y
' -to-face consultation on a weekly bans for the first month of
practice, and face
' arse ractitioner ractice and at least monthly thereafter for the
thei r n p p
succeeding five months;
' 1 oCHD renatal records at ~~, 28 and ~~ weeks to assure that
d. A rev i ew of a l p
' edical care is bein rovided, with a Maternity Chan Review form
appropriate m g p
completed at each interval.
eti n s with clinical staff i n each site accord i ng to an agreed
e. vlJeekly group me g
u on schedule to discuss patient care and clinical operation issues.
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s onsibilit for medical Residents and medical students working in
f. Qverall rep y
' ' udin orientation su envision of practice and assurance of
clinics incl g ~ p
com 1 fiance with oCH D program and documentation requirements.
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established C~CHD protocols;
' ultation visits to oCHD patients during on~site scheduled times at
h. Medical cons
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(Jutpatient ,
the Medical Director is not on~site at oCHD outpatient clinics.
telephone when
• anon consultation for oCHD nurse~practitioners and other
I. Continuing educ
o include re ular informal consultation and periodic formal
NCH D staff t g
sessions as appropriate,
' edical consultation for primary care patients of oCHD: UNC
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' alth~ink ro ram rovides initial triage of after-hours calls as
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er fihe agreement afitached hereto and incorporated as exhibit A ~"after hours
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su ervision to QCHD clinicians ~3 FNPs} that provide after hours medical
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consultafilon ion a rofiating basls~ for CJCHD clients referred by Health~lnk. The
Medical Director shall also provide after~hours medical consultation for
HealthL~ink referred QCHD clients fan a rotating basis} such thafi each of the ~
clinicians shall provide such after-hours medical consultation 1 weeklmonth.
~k. Discharge the above described responsibilities through and wifih knowledge
aforehand of ~JCHD Healfih Director.
~, QCHD Qutpatient Clinics are operational during the normal business hours of S:DD
A.M. to S:oD P.N1., Monday through Friday. 4n Wednesday, the clinics operate
from ~D AM ~- 5 PM. in addition, one weekday per sifie the Qufipatienfi Clinics
Tuesday ..Hillsborough; Thursday -Chapel Hill? operate on a flexible evening
schedule ~i.e. 9.3D AM -~ 6:3D PM} to provide greater access to care. Outpatient
Clinics may run beyond their scheduled time. In addition to the above~described
activities Burin fihe after-hours program, the Department is responsible for medical
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Burin fihe entiret of the hours specified in this paragraph.
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5. The Department shall provide, at a m~nlmum, the equivalent of .7D Full Tlme
E uivalent ~FTE7 personnel to carry out the Medical Director Services described in
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this a reement, including the General Cansultafilon and Cl~n~cal Services ident~f~ed
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"back-u Department physician". The Medical Director shall be board certified in
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Famil Medicine ar an equivalent cert~f~catlon. The Medical Director will report
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activities and services performed for QCHD as requested by QCHD Health
Director.
~. The Chair of the Department shall, concurrent with fihe execution of this agreemenfi,
designate fihe name of the Medical Director, and the names of four Department
h sicians who will rofiafie as backup Department physicians, to be "available" to
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rovide the General Consultation and Cl~n~ca) services dent~fled ~n this agreement.
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designation of the Medical Director and designated back-up Department
h sicians available to be scheduled in the absence of the Medical Director by
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signing the "Designation of Med'rca) Director" attachment to this contract, Any
than es in these designations will be mutually agreed to by fihe Chair ~af fihe
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the date of termination shall be paid as provided for in paragraph ~ 8 of this
agreement.
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. Substitutions in the scheduling of the Medical Director or designated back-up
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consultation with QCHD Health Director. Vacation leave, cont~nu~ng
education and other assi nments requiring temporary back-up coverage will be
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7. 'cal Director or desi Hated back-up Department physician shall provide a fatal
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twent wtwa 2~ hours er week of the foregoing Clinical
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' Clinics or other sites as rovided therefor. Days and times and the identity of
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r ersons scheduled to bean-site to provide this coverage on behalf of the
the person o p
artment wi l l be mutual l a reed to by the Department and C~CH D. Although the
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phys~c~an ~ p g
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Health D~ rector,
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provide on s~ p
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therefor, as ne ry, g
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hours program co g p
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rov~de adequate professional l~ab~l ty
p a reement. The insurance l~m~ts will be
who rovide the services described In the g .
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' offer medical consultation in accordance with the apprapr~ate
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med~ca ~ l monthl
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C]CHD agr p Y p LLARS
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furnish all su lies, equipment, office space and a computer as
CJCHD agrees to pp rate
' Director to include the Medical Director an all approp
needed by the Medical
' ~ Bence and ubl~cat~ons necessary to appropriately
conferences, meetings, correspon p
Medical Director's duties within budgetary constraints.
discharge the a of
" a eriod of TWELVE ~~ ~~ months, from the ~ st d y
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of une 2DO8. and shall be renewable annually
duly, 2~~7, to the 3Dth day ~
hereafter a on written notice executed by both parties.
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CHD and the University will comply with such non
employment practices, a .
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dlscrlm~nat~on laws as m y pp
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County, and the North Carolina Dep .
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conduct of service. The Un~vers~ty, t p
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such confldentlallty laws as y pp N .
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' ' 96 publ is Law ~ 04-~ 9~, as amended, and the provisions of
Accountabal~ty Act of 19 ,
' ociate A reement which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
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~~` ,,~'. No rov~siEon of this agreement shall b p ,
p or C~CFD within the
led e of the with and credit of the County of ~7range
p g~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ' ' n of this a reement shall
mean~n of any const~tut~onal debt l~m~tat~an. No provisio g
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be constr p
endin ofthe creditof the County of Orange orQCHD within
adonat~on by or a I g
' onstitution of the State of Forth Carali,na. This agreement shall
the meaning of the C
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C~CND to make any p y Y
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~n effect. No Y J g
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or C~CI~D ~n y
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and the taxing p Y
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~' ement su ercedes an revious agreements between the parties
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understanding of t p
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w~TNESS 1NHEREC~F the ar~ies have hereunto signed this agreement in their official
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capacities of the day and year listed below.
FaR AND aN BEHALF aF ~ FaR AND aN BEHALF aF
GRANGE CaUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT THE UNIVERSITY aF NaRTH CARaLINA
Rosemary L. S me ,MPH, DrPH
Health Direct r
AT CHAPEL HILL
David .Perry
Vice-Chancellor for
Finance and Administration
DATE: ~~
DATE
Vllarren P. Net D
Chair, Family ~1~ledicine
DATE:
Illlilliam L~ oiler, MD,1VI H
Dean, 5c 1 of edicine
DATE: ~' ~ w~~
FaR AND aN BEHALF aF THE CaUNTY aF aRANG,E
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Moses Carey ~ r., Chai r
Grange County Board of omr~issioners
DATE:~~ 1v
GRANGE CaUNTY FINANCE DIRECTaR:
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Designa~ivn of Medical Director .
Attachlment to Contract between the Department of Family Medicine, University of North
Carolina, school of Medicine and the grange County Health Department for July 1, 2U~7
through June ~0, .008.
The following physicians are designated by the Department of Family Medicine to fulfill
the terms of the attached contract:
Michael Fisher, IV1D Medical Director
Lauren Lin le 1vID Physician
Ilia 1Nilliams 11~1D Physician
Martha Carlou h MD Physician
Andrew manna el NlD Physician
Clark Dennison MD Physician
Copies of current registration and licensure for these physicians are attached.
signed:
Warren N2w~~,1a1
Department of Fam i I Medicine
7 iz o 7
Date
Agreed:
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Rosemary S mers, Health Director
Orange Co ty Health Department Date
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BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT
This A regiment is made effective the ~~~ Day of July, 2007', by and between Grange County
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Government Health De artment, hereinafter referred to as "Covered Entity", and UNC Department of Family~~
• • ~ p sociate " individuall , a "Party" and collectively, the Parties }.
Medicine, hereinafter referred tv as Business As , ~ Y
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VvHEREAS Sections 26~ through 264 of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of ~ 996 Public Law ~ 04-~ 9~, known as "the Administrative Simplification provisions," direct the Department o
~lth and Human Services to develop standards to protect the security, confident~al~ty and integrity of heap
He
information; and
vIVHEREAS ursuant to the Administrative Simplification provisions, the Secretary of Health and Human
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Services has issued regulations modifying 45 CFR Parts X69 and X64 4the "HIPAA Privacy Rule }; and
v11HEREAS, the Parties wish to enter into ar have entered into art arrangement whereby Business
date wil! rovide certain services to Covered Entity, and, pursuant to such arrangement, Business Associate
Asso p ,~ ~ _~ d Entit as defined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule the
may be considered a business associate of Covere~~ y ~ een the
a regiment evidencing such arrangement is entitled Agreement for Medical Director Services Betw
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ant of Gran a Health De artment and the Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at
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l Hill "dated Jul ~ 2007~June 30, 2008, and is hereby referred to as the "Arrangement Agreement }, and
Chape y ,
v1tHEREAS Business Associate may have access to Protected Health Information has defined below} in
fulfilling its responsibilities under such arrangement;
THEREFGRE inconsideration of the Parties' continuing obligations undertheArrangementAgreement,
e Parties a ree to the revisions of this Agreement in order to address the requirements of the HIPAA nvacy
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DEFINITIGNS
Exce t as otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those terms
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II. CGNFIDENTIALITYRFQUIREMENTS
~a} Buslrress Associate sv~a1l. muted or re aired
~i} use or disclose any protected health information solely as per q
b this A regiment, the Arrangement Agreement cif consistent with this Agreement and the H1PAA
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ii ensure that its agents, including a subcontractor, to whom it proved p
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health information received from or created by Business A
a rees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to Business Associate with respect to
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such information. In addition, Business Associate agrees to take reasonable steps tv ensure that
its em to ees' actions or omissions do not cause Business Associate to breach the terms of this
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iii im lament appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of protected
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health information other than as permitted or required by g ,
iv permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to audit Business
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Associate s records and practices related to use and disclas p
ensure Covered Entity's compliance with the terms of the HIPAA Privacy Rule;
v report to Covered Entity any use or disclosure of protected health information
~ } meat of which it becomes aware; and
which is not in compliance with the terms of this Agree
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Associate of a use yr disclosure of protected health information by Business Associate in violation
of the requirements of this Agreement.
b Natwithstandin the prohibitions set forth in this Agreement ar the Arrangement
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Agreement, Business Associate may use and disclose p
as follows:
~i} if necessary, for the proper management and administration of Business
Associate or ta~ carry out the legal responsibilities of Business Associate, provided that as to any
such disclosure, the following requirements are net:
~A} the disclosure is required bylaw; or
~B} Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to
whom the information is disclosed that it will beheld confidentially and used or further
disclosed only as required by law or for the purpose for which it was disclosed to the
person, and the person~notifies Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware
in which the confidentiality of the information has been breached;
iii} for data aggregation services, if such services are tv be provided by Business
Associate far the health care operations of Covered Entity pursuant to any agreements between
the Parties evidencing their business relationship,
111. AVAILABILITY 4F PRCJTECTED HEALTH 1NFaRMATIC~N
Business Assocla~e shall:
a at the re nest of Covered Entity, provide access to protected health information in a designated
~ } q an individual in a time and manner sufficient to
record set to Covered Entity or, as directed by Covered Entity, to ,
permit Covered Entity tv comply with the requirements of 45 CFR X64.524.
e uest of Covered Entit or an individual, make any amendments} to protected health
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information in a designated record set that are directed by or agreed to by Covered Entity, in a time and manner
sufficient to permit Covered Entity to comply with the requirements of 45 CFR 64.526.
disclosures of ratected health information and information related tv such disclosures
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in a manner sufficient to permit Covered Entity to respond fio a request by an individual for an accounting of
disclosures of rofiected health information in accordance with 45 CFR ~ 64.528 and provide such documentation
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to Covered Entity or an individual as directed by Covered Entity.
IV. TER1vIINATl4N
a Term: This Agreement terminates when the Arr~ngemenfi Agreement terminates or as provided
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in Paragraph 1V. b. below ~terminativn for cause}, .
b Termination for cause; Upon Covered Entity's knowledge of a material breach by Business
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Associate, Covered Entity shall either:
i} provide an opportunity far Business Associate to cure the breach or end the
~ d the violation within the time
violation or, if Business Associate does not cure the breach or en
s ecified by Covered Entity, terminate this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement; or
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ii immediately terminate this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement if
~ } ~ ement and cure is not ~ ossible.
Business Associate has breached a material term of this Agre p
c , Return or destruction of protected health information: At termination of this Agreement, the
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Arrangement Agreement for any s~mlar documentat~an of p
re uest of Covered Entity, whichever occurs first, Business Associate shall;
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~i} if feasible, return or destroy all protected health information received from or
created or received by Business Associate an behalf of Covered Entity that Business Associate
still .maintains in any form. Business Associate shall only destroy protected health information
with the written approval of Covered Entity. After return or destruction, Business Associate shall
retain nv copies of such information.
iii} if return or destruction is not feasible, Business Associate will provide Covered
Entity with documentatian explaining -the reason that it is not feasible. if the protected health
information is not returned ar destroyed, Business Associate will extend the protections of this
Agreement to the information and limit further uses and disclosures to those purposes that make
the return or destruction of the information nat feasible.
~d} Survival: The obligations of Business Associate under this Agreement shall survive the
expiration, termination, or cancellation of this Agreement, the Arrangement Agreement andlor the business
relationship of the parties, and shell continue to bind Business Associate, its agents, employees, contractors,
successors, and assigns as set forth herein.
V. Il~ISCELLANEDUS
~a} All protected health information that is created or received by Covered Entity and disclosed or
made available in any farm, including paper record, oral communication, audio recording, and electronic display
by Covered Entity or its operating units to Business Associate or is created yr received by Business Associate on
Covered Entity's behalf shall be subject to this Agreement.
fib} A reference in this Agreement to a section in the 1~11PAA Privacy Rule means the section as in
effect or as amended.
~c} In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement including definitions}
and mandatory provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as amended, the NIPAA Privacy Rule shall control. Where
provisions of this Agreement are differentthan these mandated in the HIPAA Privacy Rule, but are nonetheless
permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
~d} Except as expressly stated herein or the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the parties to this Agreement do
not intend to create any rights in any third parties.
fie} This Agreement may be amended ar modified only in a writing signed by the Parties. No Party
may assign its respective rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other Party. None of the provisions of this Agreement are intended to create, nor will they be deemed to create
any relationship between the Parties other than that of independent parties contracting with each other solely far
the purposes of effecting the pravisians of this Agreement and any other agreements between the Parties
evidencing their business relationship.
(fl This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina.
fig} No change, waiver ar discharge of any liability or obligation hereunder on any one or more
occasions shall be deemed a waiver of performance of any continuing or other obligation, yr shall prohibit
enfarcementofany obligation, on any other occasion.
h The parties agree that, in the event that any documentation of the arrangement pursuant to which
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Business Associate provides services to Covered Entity contains pravisians relating to the use or disclosure of
protected health information that are more restrictive than the pravisians of this Agreement, the provisions of the
more restrictive documentation will control.
~i} In the eventthat any provision ofthis Agreement is held by a courtvf competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder ofthe provisions ofthis Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
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~3 The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
IN WITNESS vVNEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year written
above,
COVERED ENTITY; ~ BUSINESS ASSOCIATE;
By: By;
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llea , S ool of l~edic~ne
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