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Consolidated Agreement FYI Page 3 of 33 a. Connect with the North Carolina Health Alert Network (HAN), North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS), North Carolina Immunization Registry (NCIR), Health Information System (HIS) b. Rapidly communicate email alerts to and from DPH regarding bioterrorism and public health topics (outbreaks, emergency alerts, etc.) c. Access DPH training material and information used for training staff, including access to webinars d. Maintain a secure infrastructure for remote data entry in the local health departments e. Report electronically all required Environmental Health Section inspection data in the format and frequency specified by DPH. (Paper copies of inspection data are no longer accepted for Food, Lodging, and Institutions inspections.) The Department will maintain the above-described minimum connection. The Department may choose any provider (ISP) that they wish. The Department will also ensure security of a minimum of a T1 connection at the Department location. The Department may utilize security products (i.e., firewalls) of their choosing to maintain network connectivity and security integrity. The Department network configuration and security practices must allow communication with systems within the state network. 13. The Department shall incorporate basic elements of the North Carolina Public Health logo and theme line (slogan) into communication materials developed for programs and services that depend, in whole or in part, upon State funding. The logo files can be obtained on the DHHS website at http://publichealth.nc.gov/nchhsrebrand/. Such communication materials could include letterhead, business cards, brochures, pamphlets, advertisements or announcements, signs and marketing/ promotional materials. The Department is encouraged to incorporate its own name with the logo. 14. The Department shall notify the LTAT Branch any time there is a legal name change to the Department; in addition, if the Department becomes part of a consolidated human services agency, the Department shall send to the LTAT Branch an organization chart reflecting the new structure of the consolidated human service agency so that the State will know who to contact related to public health issues. 15. The Department shall notify the DPH Deputy Director in writing 90 days in advance of any planned discontinuance of either Care Coordination for Children (CC4C) or Obstetric Care Management (OBCM) programs. A letter co-signed by the DPH Deputy Director and the Department's local Health Director is required approving a joint transition plan that includes input from the appropriate local partners. Failure to comply with this provision may result in the withholding of all funds from the Department at the discretion of the DPH Deputy Director. (See Attachment A for Discontinuance of the OBCM or CC4C Program requirements.) 16. The Department may not require a client to present identification that includes a picture of the client for at least immunization, pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted disease and communicable disease services. 17. The Department shall assure the State that expenditures of locally appropriated funds (Maintenance of Effort, or MOE) is maintained for maternal health, child health, and family planning program activities equal to or greater than that reported on the Staff Time Activity Report for the period July 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985. This figure will be increased annually based on a federally accepted inflation index (first updated FY 2000-2001 Agreement). This revised baseline figure has