HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 S Health - Contract Renewal UNC Family Medicine and Health Dept. Nurse Practitioner Head Start. June 19, 2006
Agreement between
Orange County Health Department
And
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Whereas, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) employs one (1)
School Nurse who is a licensed and qualified Nurse Practitioner (Head Start Program),
and;
Whereas, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) seeks to have the School
Nurse provide limited nurse practitioner services to students at her site, and;
Whereas, the School Nurse Practitioner requires medical supervision, and;
Whereas, the Orange County Health Department (OCHD) maintains a Memorandum of
Agreement with the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools to provide medical direction to
school nurses by the OCHD Medical Director, and;
Whereas, the Department of Family Medicine of the LJNC School of Medicine
(Department) provides medical supervision to OCHD Nurse Practitioners through its
Medical Director contract and is agreeable to expanding coverage to provide medical
supervision to the CHCCS School Nurse Practitioner.
Therefore, the above parties agree to the following:
1. OCHD Medical Director (or other designated UNC Family Practice physician)
will provide medical supervision to the CHCCS School Nurse Practitioner from
August 15, 2006 to June 15, 2007 (10 months).
2. CHCCS will maintain medical malpractice insurance equal to or exceeding a $1
million per incident and a $3 million upper limit coverage for its School Nurse
Practitioner and will furnish proof of insurance to the OCHD.
3. CHCCS will submit all nurse practitioner protocols to OCHD for review by the
Medical Director or designee prior to implementation of the protocols.
4. CHCCS will assure the School Nurse Practitioner has an approved Board of
Pharmacy registration and Registration and Approval to Practice by the NC Board
of Nursing and the NC Medical Board. CHCCS will provide OCHD with a copy
of the Nurse Practitioner's current license.
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5. CHCCS will assure the School Nurse Practitioner has a Collaborative Practice
Agreement completed with the OCHD Supervising Physician.
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6. CHCCS will assure that the School Nurse Practitioner abides by all laws and
regulations governing the confidentiality of patient information, including HIPAA
privacy rules.
7. OCHD will amend its agreement with CHCCS to include the medical supervision
of its School Nurse Practitioner by the OCHD Medical Director or designee with
its corresponding period of coverage and costs.
8. CHCCS will pay OCHD for medical supervision of its School Nurse Practitioner
the amount of $2892/year (1 hour/wk x 6 months; 1 hour/mo x. 4 months) in one
lump payment by September 30, 2006.
9. This agreement is in effect from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
Signatures
Rosemary ers, MPH, DrPH
Orange Co ty Health Director
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fi Neil Pedersen, PhD
'~^' CHCCS Superintendent
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"This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the School Budget and
Fiscal Control Act."
Ruby Pittman
CHCCS Finance Director
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"This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government
Budget and Fiscal Control Act ."
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Ken Chavious
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Finance Director