County commission hears from medical consultant finalists

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of County Commissioners spent over two hours on Tuesday night and heard publicly from the two finalists for the Medical Consultant position.

Dr. Deanna Marshall from PrairieStar and Dr. Scott Pauly from the Hutchinson Clinic were publicly interviewed and the public was able to give comment as well before the commission and submit questions for each of the candidates to respond to.

The commission is putting the decision on a Medical Consultant on its Wednesday, October 25th agenda.

Pauly served as the Medical Consultant for the county prior to the Request for Qualifications.

The position, as currently written in statute, is for public health. This isn't for just all general health items at the Health Department, the medical consultant is specifically for public emergencies.

According to the March Request for Qualifications, applicants shall be a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery as required by that statute.

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.

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