Minutes - April 16, 2012 Regular Meeting

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BK:00024 PG:0884 Consolidated Agreement -M3 Page I1 of 22 b. Arrangements for centralized training for newly - employed environmental health specialists will be handled by the Education and Training Staff, Division of Public Health. c. A local health department which is contracting with an environmental health specialist employed by another department shall be responsible for assuring that all original documents, correspondence, and other public records be maintained in the health department using the contractor and the contract shall stipulate that the contractor shall be available for consultation to the public being served. 3. The Department shall comply with Minimum Standard Health Department Staffing 10A NCAC Section 46 .0301(c), and shall assure that all nursing staff who provide public health services funded by this agreement comply with this rule. E. CONFIDENTIALITY All information as to personal facts and circumstances obtained by Department personnel in connection with the provision of services or other activity under this agreement shall be privileged communication, shall be held confidential, and shall not be divulged without the client's, or responsible person's, written consent; except as may be otherwise required by applicable law or regulation. Such information may be disclosed in summary, statistical, or other form which does not directly or indirectly identify particular individuals. Department employees must sign confidentiality pledges documenting the knowledge of, and the agreement to maintain, personal and medical confidentiality. F. CNIL RIGHTS The Department shall assure that no person, on the grounds of race, color, age, religion, sex, marital status, immigration status, national origin or otherwise qualified handicapped individual, solely by reason of his/her handicap (unless otherwise medically indicated), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity covered by this agreement. 2. The�Department shall complete HHS Form 690, Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title DX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. The American with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability and outlaws discrimination against individuals with disabilities in State and local government services and public accommodations. The Department certifies that it and its principals and subcontractors will comply with regulations in ADA Title I (Employment), Title II (Public Services), and Title III (Public Accommodations) in fulfilling the obligations under this agreement. G. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE 1. The State shall provide to the Department regular training, and, upon request, technical assistance in the preparation of the Consolidated Agreement and Agreement Addenda. 2. The State shall conduct liaison activities with local health departments for general problem solving and technical support. 3. The State shall provide high -level consultation, technical assistance, and advice to local health directors. Broad content areas include, but are not limited to: