HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday held three separate non-elected personnel executive sessions with physicians regarding the Consulting Physician position to assist Reno County's Local Health Officer.
This is required because the County's Local Health Officer is not a doctor. According to the Request for Qualifications issued earlier this year, the consultant’s responsibilities are as follows:
1. Direct the Local Health Officer on program and related medical and professional matters when requested by the Public Health Officer or County Board of Health.
2. Provide qualified, licensed, and professional medical advice to the Local Health Officer as required by K.S.A. 65-201.
3. As needed, be available for phone consultation with public health staff on medical-related matters.
4. Except for emergency events which may require additional hours of service, the Consultant is expected to provide minimal amounts of service each month. Applicants should provide in their response a monthly contract at an hourly rate for services.
5. The Consultant shall communicate with the County’s liability insurer and follow procedures of that insurer, if any, as necessary to comply with any requirements of the County’s liability insurance.
This is for public health. This isn't just all general health items at the Health Department. This medical consultant is only for public emergencies. The most recent such emergency was the COVID-19 pandemic.
The intent is to have a decision either later in August or in early September.
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