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Elbert County public-health director reviews staffing, clinic and septic-permit proposals amid new state OWTS rules
Summary
Public health staff presented first-quarter updates covering clinic services, staffing changes, proposed septic-permit fee increases tied to new state Regulation 43 OWTS rules, mental-health outreach and upcoming public-facing septic-map service; commissioners asked for additional revenue modeling.
Elbert County Public Health Director Sarah McIntosh briefed the Board of County Commissioners during the work-study session on first-quarter staffing, clinic activity and proposed fee adjustments tied to forthcoming state on-site wastewater treatment system (OWTS) rule changes.
McIntosh said the department has completed several staffing changes: her office now contracts a medical officer, Dr. Marvin Couch (Fort Collins), and has two nurse practitioners on-site for clinic coverage. The department has also shifted its finance-and-grants manager to a contracted role and plans to use funds freed by that change to pay for a medical-billing or coding contractor to improve clinic revenue capture.
Clinic services reported include pediatric, adolescent, adult and senior care visits, well-care and sick visits, lab draws through LabCorp and Quest, respiratory fit testing for local businesses and drug tests primarily for county…
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