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RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT AND ADDENDUM BETWEEN AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND WELD COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE AND AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO
SIGN
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, an Agreement and Addendum between Aims Community
College and Weld County Ambulance Service has been presented to
the Board of County Commissioners for approval, and
WHEREAS , Weld County Ambulance Service will provide
educational means for clinical practice for students enrolled in
the Emergency Medical Technician Program, and
WHEREAS, the further terms and conditions are as stated in
the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference, and
WHEREAS, the Addendum refers to Workmen' s Compensation as
stated in the copy of said Addendum which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, and
WHEREAS, after study and review, the Board deems it advisable
to approve said Agreement and Addendum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Agreement and
Addendum between Aims Community College and Weld County Ambulance
Service be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chairman be, and
hereby is, authorized to sign said Agreement and Addendum.
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RE: AGREEMENT - AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 16th day of
December, A.D. , 1985 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: d u wri WELD COUNTY COLORADO
Weld County Elerk and Recorder
and Clerk to the Board �:cq ine nson, Chairman
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AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM
ADULT, VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (hereinafter "College")
AND
WELD COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE (hereinafter "Clinical Affiliate")
PART I - Basis and Purpose of the Agreement
WHEREAS, Aims Junior College District operates Aims Community College.
WHEREAS, College and Clinical Affiliate acknowledge a public oblig-
ation to contribute to education for Emergency Medical Services for the benefit
of students and for community needs.
WHEREAS, College has established a one hundred sixty hour certification
program in Emergency Medical Technician which requires the educational means of
the Clinical Affiliate for clinical practice.
WHEREAS, it is to the mutual benefit of both College and Clinical
Affiliate that students have opportunities for clinical educational means of
the Clinical Affiliate for clinical practice.
THEREFORE, the following Agreement is effected by the proper author-
izing bodies of both parties. The agreement is to be governed by the following
general concepts of cooperative action.
PART II - The College
A. General Responsibilities
1. College assumes full responsibility for offering an educational
program eligible for accreditation by the Colo. Dept. of Health,
E.M.S. Education and approved by the Colo. State Board for Comm-
unity Colleges and Occupational Education.
2. College will provide for the quality of an educational program in
Emergency Medical Technician as it does in all other curriculum
offerings in the College.
3. College in cooperation with the Clinical Affiliate staff will
evaluate students during the program.
B. Clinical Instruction
1. College will provide a "Clinical Instruction Plan" through the
Program Director for using the Clinical Affiliate's clinical areas
to meet the educational goals of the curriculum. This plan shall
be made available to the Clinical Affiliate at the mutually agreed
upon time prior to the beginning of the College terms which are
Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer (September through August) and
subject to revision in instances where conflicts with the Clinical
Affiliate's patient care responsibilities seem to exist.
2. College is responsible to assure that students assigned to the
Clinical Affiliate for clinical instruction meet both College and
Clinical Affiliate standards of health, and have the academic
ability to profit from the experience.
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3. College has the option of attending regularly scheduled meetings with
the Clinical Affiliate Supervisors for the purpose of interpreting,
discussing and evaluating the educational program in Emergency Medical
Services.
PART III - The Clinical Affiliate
A. General Responsibilities
I. The Clinical Affiliate will maintain the standards which make it eligible
for approval as a clinical area for instruction in an accredited program
in Emergency Medical Services.
2. The Clinical Affiliate will permit the faculty and students of the College
to use its patient care and patient service facilities for clinical ed-
ucation according to the adopted plan approved by the State Board for
Community Colleges and Occupational Education. It shall be mutually sat-
isfactory to both the educational goals of the College and the patient
standards of the Clinical Affiliate.
3. The Clinical Affiliate will be under no obligation to provide any fringe
benefits, such as health insurance or Workman's Compensation for students
of the Emergency Medical Technician Program.
B. Facilities and Supplies
1. The Clinical Affiliate will permit the educational use of such supplies
and equipment as are commonly available for patient care during the
students' clinical time.
2. The Clinical Affiliate will provide the following facilities and services
to College students and faculty:
a. Public/Streetside parking
b. Others, as mutually agreed upon.
3. Clinical Affiliate will provide access to available sources of information
for educational purposes:
a. Patient charts with appropriate supervision.
b. Procedure guides, policy manuals as appropriate.
c. Standard clinical references c as
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tests, pharmacology references, and standard r dictionary,
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the clinical area and care program.
d. Others as mutually agreed upon.
C. Clinical Affiliate Privileges
1. Clinical Affiliate may refuse educational access to its clinical areas
to any College personnel who do not meet the Affiliate's standards for
safety, health, rules of conduct or ethical behavior.
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2. Clinical Affiliate's first priority is to patient care. The Clinical
Affiliate may resolve any problem situation in favor of the patient's
welfare and restrict the student involved to the observer role until
the incident can be clarified by the staff in charge and the instruct-
or.
PART IV - The Students
1. Students will have the status of learners and will not replace Clinical
Affiliate staff nor give service to patients apart from its educational
value to the students under supervision of a Registered Nurse or Para-
medic.
2. Students are subject to the authority, polices, and regulations of the
College. They are also subject to the same policies and regulations as
are set for the Clinical Affiliate employees in matters relating to the
welfare of patients and the standards of the Clinical Affiliate.
3. Students will wear the designated uniform in clinical areas. Uniforms
will be provided by the students. (Designated uniform to be approved
by Clinical Affiliate.)
4. College will ensure that students of the program maintain personal
liability insurance.
PART V - Duration and Special Terms of the Agreement
1. The agreement shall be for the period of one year, automatically re-
newable unless 30 days notice is given (as described below) .
2. Termination of this agreement and any amendments may be made with
thirty (30) days notice, in writing, to the other party, stating such
intention. The thirty (30) days, may, however, be waived upon mutual
consent in writing. Classes are subject to College policy regarding
enrollment.
3. If it becomes necessary to discontinue the training program before the
students already enrolled may complete, every effort should be made to
transfer the student into another program in order that they may grad-
uate.
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This Agreement shall be effective on
Aims Community College in the City of Greeley and County of Weld, State of Colorado.
By By
Dr. George R. Conger, President Chairman
Aims Community College Board of County Commissioners
ADDENDUM
Addendum to Agreement between Aims Community College and Weld
County Ambulance Service
Part II. A. 4 . shall read as follows:
"College shall provide workman' s compensation and
liability insurance for the students. "
DATED this 16th day of December, 1985
Aims Community College in the City of Greeley and County of Weld,
State of Colorado.
By By
Dr. George R. Conger, President Chairman
Aims Community College Board of County Commissioners
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