01. Fargo Cass Public Health Agreement

5 <br />6. LABORATORY SERVICES: FCPH agrees to provide Llaboratory services are accessible to all residents of Cass County to test/screen for sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV and Hepatitis C). . In addition, FCPH may provide Oother tests are available including hemoglobin, cholesterol, urinalysis, and pregnancy testing,. along with other provider ordered testing. If testing analysis is not available on-site, FCPH shall refer patients to other providers or reference or State labs will be utilized as warranted.Water samples from private wells; community and non-community wells (Federal designation for certification under Safe Drinking Water Act) are tested for nitrates and coliform bacteria. Standard plate counts and coliform are done on swimming pool waters and soft-serve ice cream. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Fargo Cass Public Health has a contract in place for environmental service provision for the City of West Fargo. This contract applies to the remainder of Cass County. Fargo Cass Public Health will provide the expertise, facilities, equipment, and staff necessary to review, inspect, analyze, permit, and enforce the various local, state, and federal statutes and regulations governing environmental health issues within Cass County. The principal environmental health programs included under this agreement shall include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Water Wells: Perform such periodic sampling, analysis, and reporting to assure community and non-community water wells comply with applicable health standards and regulations. B. On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems: Conduct on-site sewage treatment system inspections and/or evaluations to assure compliance with applicable health standards and regulations. Cass County specifically retains the right to promulgate, amend, and repeal the on-site regulations to be enforced under this Agreement. C. Nuisances: Respond to citizen complaints to verify compliance with applicable health, safety, public nuisance, or other statutes, regulations, or ordinances enacted in the public interest. D. School Lunch Programs: Perform such periodic inspections as necessary to verify all school cafeterias comply with applicable health standards and regulations, and to report such findings to school and state officials as required by law. E. Miscellaneous: Perform such other inspections, sampling, and analysis, and file such reports as may be necessary during the term of this agreement which <br />Commented [SS5]: When I printed this out there were two ?7. Environmental Health Services” headings