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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 06-18-2002 - 8g ORANGE COUNTY 8OAR0 OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 18, 2002 Actlon Agen a Item No. SUBJECT: Contract for Pharmacy Services for Health Department DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (VIN) 7Ni ATTACHMENT(Sp INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 Comma TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 7324181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227.2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving the contract for pharmacy services for the health department. BACKGROUND: For the past two years, the health department contracted with an individual pharmacist to provide pharmacy services for the department. The pharmacist that the department contracted with this year will be leaving the area, and this has necessitated searching for anew individual far pharmacy contract services. The new contract would be with Registered Pharmacist Robert E. Dupuis, a resident of Chapel Hill. The amount of the contract for FY 2002-2003 remains the same as last year, $10,032 per year or approximately$30 per hour for on-site pharmacy services. Phaomacy services for the health department's clinics is $6,510or217houm. Approximately$3,500 of the total contract is attributable to pharmacy coverage for jail health services(117 hours of pharmacy service)and will be recovered through an internal charge back with the Sheriffs department. These services assure that the health detwMant and thejail is in full compliance with state laws governing pharmacy management and oversight. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cast of the contract is $10,032 far the fiscal year for approximately 334 hours of on-site pharmacy services. The$6,510 has been included in the FY 2002-2003 recommended health department budget with the remainder being charged back to the Sheriffs department and included in that departmental budget. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract and authorize the Chair to sign, pending the approval of the FY 2002-2003 budget and County Attorney review. z CONTRACT FOR PHARMACY SERVICES FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE This contract is bemoan Robert E. Dupuis. Pbarm.D,Registered]Pharmacist herein forade]b as"Contractor(and the Orange County Health Department,as a pan of the County dethroned, material retained be as the-DepaNnent- It shall be signs tie July t 2002 and shall terminate on June 30 2oo3. It is undarimad that the Contractor will ammae direct thermal devices at thethree pharmacy aitaeMNe Health Department. It is further understood that there will be mutual cooperation bemoan the Completion and the Department In conducting the activities as described below: I. The Contractor wines to: A. Administrathrei]ubes I Asskt in Me development intention heads and procdures M least, as%antl aRe ties,tlmg therapy,distribution,control and use P. Weak with the D reaNnent Pharmacy Plural and ma Jail PNP in: Developing and maintaining a formulary b. Evaluating add improving procedures for done procurement, storage,pacheging and labeling 3. Crashes ,all earivNe6 diptaLO the o0aation of the pharmacies at me HiII6Wrough Wnittea Center,Chapel HIII Small Human Serviwa Center and Hilkbomugh County Jail, 4. Prepare and submit a quarterly recort reviewing pharmacy actiaiHas add related somes. 5. Prepare and submit an annual report summarizing pharmacy aetivltlee and acwmallshmeme for the current year and eaols/plans for the tied year. s. Assist the Nursing Supervisors(Clinical Servirea and Community Services)in budget preparation for pharmareubeals and related impolite,when requested. i. Aided the Pluming Supervisors In acquinng phamawmiwls In a cal call manner. e. Evaluate and Improve therapeutics within the Health Department. g. Provide pharmacy meaning for new Public Health Numes and Wave Practitioners. 10. Evaluate and recommend appropriate phemieceutial sINmare for Health Department ohermecy functions as requested by the Dmaion Diracher 2 J Ii. Tote extent V Can theater keeps what bar the Contractor agrees to make all such records available to the Department for auditing,reponNg or any other purpose tleemed necessary by the Department. 9. Drug Distribution 1. Prepack stock farmulary pharmatemosls adhering to pharmacy law requirements and ismunng maintenance N adequate preprl supplies 2. Revise dispensing Icoa at all test Department sues weekly. 3. Review dispensing logs within 20 hours when mere than 30 prescriptions have been distributed. a. Maintain me drug distribution system in compliance wit all lam, agulal and standards. 5. Provide drug ideb tion on an on-call basis when headed by staff. 8. Assist who be development antllM the procurement of necessary drug Inform nand eti ent external materials m InclWe informal in languages other than English when needed. 7. Be available to directly placates medications not apprmrsal for Public Heeds Nurse dlapansing In times of communicable disease outbreaks. 8. Royal at least 3 dinical chats from each site monmly comparing them to the dispensing bg M aaurow and completeness. Document findings in the'CCHD pharmacy Quarry assurance lodioalw,Chad Revleiled. 9. Complete pharmery incident report on all errors and forward to the impregnate al leg Supervisor he development acoteG'we actions. 10 Comes wit such nondiwlminauon laws and/or employment practices as may be applicable a fending this contract. n. no Department agrees to /. Designate a rvmsmg Sucervism to provide Estates,and modislenae wit related aemmmlrative or technical oilseeds of providing phamary services at Health Department sites as requested. B. Participate in be ongoing evaluation W the mla of be commerce add provide an remark evaluated a Pharmacist's performance of contract. C. Pay Ns,Contractor In retum for the commands deliverable awke9 a total of $10,032 00 per year payable in 12 equal monthly Insdllmage of$83600 eea upon invoice Hard me Contractor. D. Enable the Pharmacist to pMOrm all activilres mandated try laws,regulatlms and standards. 3 4 E, Obtain required pharmery,licenses for all site r F Allow the Pharmacist to postal In other added actres in the Henson Department as agreed to by WIh pertiers G. Comply with such non-discriminat ion laws and/or employment farmers as may Ce applicable In fulfilling this central. III. Confidentially The Connector egress b sign Me OCNO Personal Argon$ervates Channel ConfiOengallyAgreemem end agrees to maintain confwentlaliy per this Hgreemem. Iv, ucansure me Contractor agrees to maintain mrtent fioM Carolina Pharmacy Lid nsurs and to present proof of licensure annually. V. Insurantrouahilly, A. The Contractor source b cMlin personal liability Insurance and agrees that they e opersting as an Independent Contractor and tat no benefits,Including worker'a Compensation renames, Is available to then from me County of Orange.order of Insurance will be presented to the Department annually. B. The Control agrees to M1Ob the Count'of Orange and the Department M1armlws from any and all acudental no"personal Ime during pharmacy wervicass 0 the Depenmem. vI. Temmagon EINer parry may hsrmina@ this agreement without cause with 60 days written notice to thepmerparty. This agreement maybe terminated with reuse at anytime by either eery upon at Ieest 30 days chervil micul tu the other paM upon defaulter warrants of its obligations hermnder,unless such defauX is cared within W days of the notice M tarminetlm. 4 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the Contractor and Me Department have executed th is agreement In hlalicate origine6,we N which is retained by each of the parties. FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'. Rosamay L.Summers, Health Director Date Orange County Health Department FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. Barry JazObs.Char Date Orange County Board of Commissioners; CONTRACTOR. Robert E. Dupuis. PM1arm.D.,BOPS Date ORANGE COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR -mie Inatument her;been print abed In the Ber required by the Local Government udget and Fiscal Carl Act Kenneth T.Chavrous Date Orange County Finance Director