HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-089 Health Dept - UNC Medical Director Services AmendmentMay 1, 2008
Addendum A to
Agreement. between UNC and OCHD
For Medical Director Services
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;
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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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (`The University') through
its Department of Family Medicine of the UNC School of Medicine (Department)
provides medical supervision to OCHD Nurse Practitioners through its Medical
Director contract and is agreeable to expanding the contract to provide
medical supervision to the CHCCS School Nurse Practitioner.
Therefore, the above parties agree to the following:
1. OCHD Medical Director (or other mutually agreed upon UNC Family
Practice physician) will provide medical supervision to the CHCCS School
Nurse Practitioner from August 15, 2008 to June 15, 2009 (10 months) in
accordance with the term of the Agreement between The University and
OCHD.
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 and the Department.
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 University's assigned OCHD
Supervising Physician.
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 University's assigned
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 $1000/year (1 hour/month @$100/hour) in one
lump payment by September 30, 2008.
9. OCHD will pay The University for the above services in one lump payment
of $1000 by December 30, 2008.
l O.This agreement is in effect from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
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Signatures:
Rosemary mmers, MPH, DrPH
Orange County Health Director
Neil Pedersen, PhD
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Warren Newton, MD G
Chair, Family Medicine
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Finance D ector