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RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Agreement for the Provision of
Internship Experiences between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and
Environment, and the University of Northern Colorado, College of Natural and Health Services,
commencing June 1, 2009, and ending May 31, 2014, with further terms and conditions being as
stated in said agreement, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Agreement for the Provision of Internship Experiences between the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and Environment, and the University of
Northern Colorado, College of Natural and Health Services, be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said agreement.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 29th day of June, A.D., 2009, nunc pro tunc June 1, 2009.
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Memorandum
TO: William F. Garcia, Chair
Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark E. Wallace, MD, MPH, Director
Department of Public Health a
Environment
DATE: June 18, 2009
SUBJECT: Agreement for provision of internship
experiences.
Enclosed for Board review and approval is the agreement between the University of Northern
Colorado College of Natural and Health Sciences and the Weld County Department of Public
Health and Environment. The agreement is effective June 1, 2009 and can be terminated at any
time with written notice by either party.
The purpose of the agreement is to secure various clinical practicum experience sites for students
enrolled in the College's accredited academic programs and/or for educational requirements for
the award of a degree in the College of Natural and Human Sciences.
No money is paid by either party to the other under the conditions of the agreement. WCDPHE
agrees to provide a "site supervisor" for the interns while they are assigned to the agency.
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AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
Between
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
COLLEGE OF NATURAL and HEALTH SCIENCES
And
WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
THIS AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
("Educational Agreement"), intended to be effective the is' day of June, 2009, is made between the
State of Colorado acting by and on behalf of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF NORTHERN COLORADO, an institution of higher education organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Colorado, for the use and benefit of the College of Natural and Health
Sciences, Gunter Hall, Campus Box 134, Room 1000, 501 20th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80639,
hereinafter referred to as "College", and the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the
Board of County Commissioners for the County of Weld, on behalf of the Weld County
Department of Public Health and Environment, 1555 North 17`h Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631,
hereinafter referred to as "Agency".
FACTUAL RECITALS
A. The purpose of this Agreement is to secure various clinical practicum experience sites for
students enrolled in the College's accredited academic programs and/or educational requirements
and/or as required for the award of a degree in a particular area of study, students must complete
supervised experience, such as this internship.
B. College has established and is a provider of degreed programs for the education of students
studying health and human sciences identified as Community Health; Dietetics; Gerontology;
Human Rehabilitative Services, Sport and Exercise Science; Recreation; Audiology
Speech -Language Sciences, Criminal Justice and Nursing which require the educational facilities
of Agency. College desires students to have clinical educational experiences that can be provided
by Agency under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
C. Clinical or internship educational experience is a required and integral component of the
College Program. College desires that certain of its students and, when appropriate, certain of its
faculty members be permitted to visit and utilize Agency's premises to afford such students and
faculty the opportunity to engage in clinical educational experiences.
D. College desires to enhance educational programs and clinical education of College's
students by and through this Agreement because College recognizes the need for expansion of the
educational development of healthcare professionals, and desires to make its premises available
for such purposes. Agency is an established provider of such services. Agency has the facilities
and professional staff appropriate for this internship.
E. The parties agree that no money will be paid by either party to the other under the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and that the mutual benefits contained herein constitute sufficient
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consideration.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein, Agency and
College agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions apply:
1.1_ "Internship" means a program of study as part of a College course or degree requirement,
conducted in cooperation with the Agency, whereby students receive supervised experience and
instruction in a professional setting.
1.2 "Site Supervisor" means that person employed or retained by the Agency as responsible for
the development and administration with College of the internship:
1.3 "Student" means a person enrolled in an academic program at College who is to perform
the internship.
1.4 "College Supervisor" means the person employed or retained by College who is
responsible for the development and administration with the Agency of this internship.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF COLLEGE
2.1 College will plan and implement an educational program for its students, such as plan and
determine the adequacy of the educational experience of its students in theoretical training, basic
skills in the provision of health care, professional ethics, attitude and behavior. College will
determine a student's final grade. College will notify the Agency of each student's assignment and
schedule, including the proposed dates and purpose of the internship, the name of each student,
and the level of academic preparation. Agency may approve or disapprove all schedules and
assignments.
2.2 College will advise students and faculty assigned to Agency of their responsibility for
complying with the policies, rules and regulations of the Agency.
2.3 College's students will maintain health insurance and be responsible for all medical
expenses incurred during a clinical or internship experience, and College will provide Agency
with the names, and other pertinent information about each student to be assigned to Agency at
least four (4) weeks prior to the student's assignment at Agency. College will also begin and
provide Agency with advanced notice of its intention to remove a student from any clinical
assignment at Agency.
2.4 Under its insurance program, College's employees are provided liability insurance
coverage protection from claims arising out of state and federal law. Any student working offsite
as part of an intern program or work study program shall be provided professional and general
liability insurance coverage but only with respect to such a student's conduct within the scope of
the intern program or work study program. A certificate evidencing the State's insurance program
will be provided upon request.
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2.5 Workers' compensation coverage is also provided by College for students who are
participating in on-the-job training programs as a result of an accredited academic program and
who receive no pay or remuneration from Agency.
2.6 If required by Agency, each student will be notified to obtain professional and general
liability insurance within Agency's required limits of $1,000,000 per person/$3,000,000
aggregate. College will notify each student to provide to Agency a copy of said insurance
requirement and further to provide any change in coverages within thirty (30) days prior to any
change going into effect.
2.7 College will educate students in HIPAA confidentiality and in universal blood and body
fluid precautions, and to provide a current health record showing the student's physical
status and all required immunizations and vaccinations, current Mantoux method PPD, and
follow-up on exposures.
2.8 College has instructed students to comply with all requirements of this Agreement in a
competent and professional manner, and in compliance with applicable guidelines, laws
and regulations such as JCAHO, Medicare, and other applicable agencies.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AGENCY
3.1 Agency will retain ultimate responsibility for provision of all client/patient care or patron
service and that such care or service is its first priority of care to its patients or residents.
3.2 Agency will make available to assigned students appropriate working environment,
excluding living accommodations, equipment and supplies in order to provide supervised clinical
educational experiences.
3.3 Agency will evaluate the performance of the College student(s) using forms provided by
College. Agency will permit College students to perform services for Agency only when under the
direct supervision of a registered, licensed or certified Agency caregiver in the discipline in which
supervision is to be provided. Students will work, perform assignments, and participate in rounds,
clinics, staff meetings, and in-service educations programs at the discretion of supervisors
designated by the Agency.
3.4 Agency will designate a Site Supervisor to coordinate this program and function as clinical
supervisor with College's designated coordinator.
3.5 Agency will advise College in a timely manner of any serious deficiency noted in an
assigned student's performance. In such event, the Agency and College will attempt to devise a
plan by which the student may be assisted in achieving the stated objectives of the educational
program. Agency has the right to require College to withdraw any student whose health (despite
reasonable accommodation) or performance is a detriment to patient, client or patron well being or
to the achievement of the objectives of the internship.
Agency may immediately remove from the premises any student or other individual. The
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removal may be a result of a temporary situation at the premises, or it may be a permanent
withdrawal from the Agency's premises. Students and other individuals shall promptly and
without protest leave an area whenever they are requested to do so by an authorized Agency
representative. Agency shall notify College of its request as soon as practical.
3.6 If Agency requires criminal background checks of any student or faculty member, College
shall notify each student and faculty member of this requirement prior to enrollment or
participation in the internship or as soon as the requirement is known. It shall be the responsibility
of the student to ensure that (i) timely arrangements for the background checks are made; (ii) such
checks are conducted by a third party approved by Agency and (iii) the results of the background
checks are forwarded directly to Agency. Student shall bear the costs associated with such checks
unless otherwise agreed to by Agency.
MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COLLEGE AND AGENCY
4.1 College and Agency will determine the number of students assigned to the Agency and the
length of the assignment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to indicate that Agency
must accept any student from UNC into its clinical experience program.
4.2 This Agreement does not contemplate the payment of a fee or remuneration by either party
to the other. By entering into this Agreement, the parties hereto contemplate an independent
working relationship. It does not intend that any party of one entity be or become an employee of
the other party, except that to the extent that the activities performed hereunder are subject to the
provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), the
student shall be deemed a member of the Agency's workforce at all times while performing the
internship duties and activities.
4.3 Both parties agree that each will have equal opportunity programs in effect that do not
discriminate on the basis of race, sex, creed, color, age, national origin, individual handicap or
veterans status in any aspect of student selection for clinical experiences or in disciplining
procedures.
4.4 Both parties mutually agree to modify this Agreement to comply with the requirements of
any privacy act with respect to the confidentiality of College. Agency or student confidential
information, rules and safeguards for covered data and information which may be anticipated
under this Agreement (covered data and information includes both paper and electronic records).
Any provision of this Agreement creating obligations extending beyond the term of this
Agreement will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, regardless of the reason
for termination.
4.5 This Agreement will become effective on June 1, 2009, and will remain in effect until May
31, 2014, or as other provisions for termination contained herein may allow. In the event this
Agreement is not renewed for a subsequent term or is otherwise terminated as contemplated
herein, students who are participating in the clinical learning experiences at the time of termination
will be allowed to complete the experience for the then current school semester under the terms
and conditions herein. Any amendments to this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and
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signed by the parties hereto.
4.6 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement will not affect the
validity of any other provision.
4.7 It is the intent of the parties that no individual or entity be construed or considered to be an
intended or implied as a third -party beneficiary under this Agreement. It is the express intention of
the undersigned parties that any entity, other than the undersigned parties, receiving services or
benefits under this Agreement shall be deemed an incidental beneficiary only.
4.8 Either party may terminate this Agreement during its term with or without cause, by giving
written notice to the other party that the Agreement is terminated.
4.9 No waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will be construed to be a waiver
of any other breach of this Agreement, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature.
4.10 For the purpose of this Agreement, the individuals identified below are hereby designated
representatives of the respective parties. Either party may from time to time designate in writing
substitute addresses or persons to whom such notices shall be delivered:
If to Agency:
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment
Attn: Gaye Morrison
1555 North 17th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Telephone: 970-304-6410
If to College:
Dr. Denise A. Battles, Dean
College of Natural & Health Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Gunter Hall 1000, Campus Box 134
Greeley, Colorado 80639
Telephone: 970-351-2877
Fax: 970-351-2176
Any notice personally delivered or sent by facsimile will be deemed delivered upon receipt or
confirmation of facsimile delivery. Any notice mailed in compliance with this clause will be
deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt or three days after deposit, except that notice
of change of address will not be deemed effective until actual receipt by the intended recipient.
4.11 Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
approval of the other party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4.12 The person(s) executing this Agreement on behalf of each party warrants that such person
has full authorization to execute this Agreement.
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4.13 Each party may enter into similar agreements with other parties provided that such
agreements do not materially interfere with the ability of each party to carry out its obligations
hereunder.
4.14 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Colorado. Should a dispute arise, the parties agree to first resolve the issue between legal
counsel, then failing resolution, to seek relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
4.15 Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, however, neither party
waives any immunities to which they are entitled pursuant to law.
4.16 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Board of County
Commissioners for Weld County or the Weld County Department of Public Health and
Environment to provide funding not already budgeted for the applicable fiscal year.
4.17 This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes any and all
previous agreements.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date set forth below to
be effective June 1, 2009.
COLLEGE:
STATE OF COLORADO
Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor
Acting by and through the Board of Trustees of
The University of Northern Colorado
College of Natural & Health Sciences
By:
Denise A. Battles, Dean
Date: June 8 , 2009
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AGENCY:
WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
By:
Mark E. Wallace, M.D. MEH, Director
Date: (p•aa•p9
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE COUNTY OF WELD,
STATE OF COLORADO
Deputy Clerk to
Date: June 29, 2009
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