Common use of School Obligations Clause in Contracts

School Obligations. The School: 1. Shall perform all of its obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement as an independent contractor. Under no circumstances shall the School, its officers, employees, agents, and/or students be considered the employees, agents, principals, partners, or joint ventures of DBH. The School, its officers, employees, agents, and students shall not be entitled to any benefits, including worker’s compensation benefits and health insurance, provided or available to DBH’s employees. Each party shall be solely responsible for providing all legally-required benefits. 2. Will designate a faculty member of the School who shall serve as a Coordinator and be responsible for planning and coordinating the activities and assignments of the Students with the Coordinator designated by DBH. 3. Will provide the names of Students, who must be pre-registered, sufficiently in advance to allow convenient planning of schedules. Students assigned for behavioral health placement experiences at DBH shall be subject to the supervision and direction of DBH. 4. Will provide and maintain the records and reports of its Students during their behavioral health placement experiences. 5. Will require every student to conform to all applicable DBH policies, procedures, and regulations, and all requirements and restrictions specified jointly by representatives of the School and DBH. 6. Will warrant that Students have been provided with information and education necessary to enable them to function safely and effectively. 7. In consultation and coordination with DBH, will arrange for periodic conferences between appropriate representatives of the School/Other Institution and DBH to evaluate the Placement Experience Program provided under this Agreement. 8. Will provide for the orientation of students and faculty assigned to DBH. 9. All students participating in the Internship Program are required to follow all applicable County and DBH Policies, procedures, and regulations, and all requirements and restrictions specified jointly between representative of the School and DBH. A student’s violation of any such policies, procedures, or requirements may be grounds for terminating the student’s participation in the program. 10. Students assigned to participate in the Internship Program will be required to complete any required background checks pursuant to County Policy No. 07-18 (Background and References Checks); students may also be required to complete a pre-employment physical examination, including drug testing, through the County’s Center for Employee Health and Wellness.

School Obligations. The School1.1 SCHOOL agrees to be obligated by the following terms and conditions: 1. Shall perform all a. The number of its obligations and responsibilities students allowed to participate under this Agreement shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties. b. The dates, times, field areas and departments for student placement and the goals and objectives of each Field Experience shall be mutually agreed upon by the SCHOOL and HOSPITAL prior to the student's arrival at HOSPITAL. c. The field coursework will be completed at SCHOOL and HOSPITAL in accordance with the field requirements of the Program and Field Experience. d. The parties agree that students will participate in providing patient services rendered at HOSPITAL as part of student’s Field Experience. The parties further agree that HOSPITAL has final responsibility, authority and supervision over all aspects of patient care and service, and all students and Faculty Members participating in the Field Experience and SCHOOL will, at all times, abide by such supervision. Students and Faculty Members assigned to HOSPITAL for Field Experiences will be subject to the rules and regulations of HOSPITAL including, but not limited to, all applicable certification and accreditation standards, HIPAA procedures governing the disclosure of individually identifiable health information, credentialing requirements, and employee and risk management policies. e. SCHOOL shall provide HOSPITAL with a student profile of each student enrolled in the Field Experience program, including student’s name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, and level of academic preparation. Hospital agrees to keep information confidential unless disclosure is required by law. f. SCHOOL shall assume responsibility for advising all students who participate in the Field Experience about the requirements for working in a hospital setting, including, but not limited to the following topics: i. information contained in HOSPITAL’S employee orientation program; as applicable ii. information on HOSPITAL policies and procedures; as applicable iii. information on confidentiality of patient information; iv. information on identifying and handling hazardous material; v. information on universal precautions and procedures regarding infection control; and vi. information on applicable state and federal regulations. g. SCHOOL shall assume responsibility for compliance by students with the final regulations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration governing employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace under Section VI(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which regulations became effective March 6, 1992, and as may be amended or superseded from time to time (the “Regulations”), including, but not limited to accepting the same level of responsibility as “the employer” would have to provide all employees with (1) information and training about the hazards associated with blood and other potentially infectious materials, (2) information and training about the protective measures to be taken to minimize the risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, (3) training in the appropriate actions to take in an independent contractoremergency involving exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials, and (4) information as to the reasons the employee should participate in hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up. Under no circumstances SCHOOL’s responsibility with respect to the Regulations also shall include the Schoolprovision of the Hepatitis B vaccination or documentation of declination in accordance with the Regulations. h. SCHOOL shall ensure that each student participating in a Field Experience at HOSPITAL will be provided HIPAA compliance education prior to the start of the Field Experience. The training will include (i) a general overview of the privacy regulations; (ii) the duty of students to maintain the confidentiality of patient information; (iii) the uses and disclosures that students may make; and (iv) patient rights under the privacy regulations. SCHOOL shall provide HOSPITAL, its officersupon request, evidence of any or all participating student’s training. i. SCHOOL shall require that all students are appropriately physically identified as students, and that all students identify themselves appropriately as students in all communications with HOSPITAL employees, agents, and/or students be considered Medical Staff members, and patients. If STUDENT is provided a Hospital ID STUDENT should wear it at all times and the employees, agents, principals, partners, or joint ventures of DBHID should state STUDENT. The Schoolparties agree that a student may be terminated from the Field Experience immediately for failure to appropriately identify himself/herself as a student. j. SCHOOL shall provide or cause each student and Faculty Member participating in the Field Experience to provide, its officersdocumentation of appropriate immunization of students and participating Faculty Members, as required pursuant to Exhibit B (attached hereto and incorporated herein). Upon request of HOSPITAL, SCHOOL will provide a complete student health history record. If the record is not provided within a reasonable period of time; HOSPITAL deems the record unsatisfactory; or, based upon the record, it appears the student may pose a risk to the health or safety of HOSPITAL personnel or patients, HOSPITAL may refuse the student access to HOSPITAL. k. SCHOOL shall notify HOSPITAL of any exposure to disease or illness or injury reported by or occurring to any student or participating Faculty Member, regardless of whether such event occurred at HOSPITAL. l. SCHOOL shall assume responsibility for ascertaining that students’ health status and physical condition are in conformance with HOSPITAL health requirements for the Field Experience program. At a minimum, SCHOOL shall provide to HOSPITAL satisfactory evidence as set forth below that each student is free from contagious disease and does not otherwise present a health hazard to HOSPITAL patients, employees, agentsvolunteers or guests prior to his or her participation in the Field Experience program. Such evidence shall include completion of a tuberculin skin test (within the last twelve months) or evidence that each student is free of symptoms of pulmonary disease if the skin test is positive, a chest x-ray following a positive TB test result, and students physical examination and evidence of immunity from rubella, measles and chicken pox. SCHOOL and/or the student shall not be entitled to any benefits, including worker’s compensation benefits and health insurance, provided or available to DBH’s employees. Each party shall be solely responsible for providing all legally-required benefits. 2. Will designate a faculty member of the School who shall serve as a Coordinator and be responsible for planning and coordinating the activities and assignments of the Students with the Coordinator designated by DBH. 3. Will provide the names of Students, who must be pre-registered, sufficiently in advance to allow convenient planning of schedules. Students assigned for behavioral health placement experiences at DBH shall be subject to the supervision and direction of DBH. 4. Will provide and maintain the records and reports of its Students during their behavioral health placement experiences. 5. Will require every student to conform to all applicable DBH policies, procedures, and regulations, and all requirements and restrictions specified jointly by representatives of the School and DBH. 6. Will warrant that Students have been provided with information and education necessary to enable them to function safely and effectively. 7. In consultation and coordination with DBH, will arrange for periodic conferences between appropriate representatives of the School/Other Institution and DBH to evaluate the Placement Experience Program provided under this Agreement. 8. Will provide arranging for the orientation student’s medical care and/or treatment, if necessary, including transportation in case of students and faculty assigned to DBH. 9. All students illness or injury while participating in the Internship Program are required Field Experience program at HOSPITAL. In no event shall HOSPITAL be financially or otherwise responsible for said medical care and treatment that is not due to follow all applicable County and DBH Policies, procedures, and regulations, and all requirements and restrictions specified jointly between representative the fault of the School HOSPITAL. SCHOOL shall ensure that all participating students read, complete, sign and DBH. A student’s violation of any such policies, procedures, or requirements may be grounds for terminating submit the student’s participation in the programforms attached hereto and listed on Exhibits “A” and “B”. 10. Students assigned to participate in the Internship Program will be required to complete any required background checks pursuant to County Policy No. 07-18 (Background and References Checks); students may also be required to complete a pre-employment physical examination, including drug testing, through the County’s Center for Employee Health and Wellness.