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Home My WebLink About1987-11-03; City Council; Resolution 9275I _. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E s LC 11 12 1; 14 15 le 17 3.E 15 2c 21 2; 2: 24 2: 2i 2' 2t RESOLUTION NO. 9275 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND THE GOVERNING BOARD OF PALOMAR COLLEGE TO PROVIDE PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTION The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does hereby resolve as follows: 1. That that certain agreement between the City of Carlsbad and the Governing Board of Palomar College for paramedic instruction, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby approved. 2. That the Mayor of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Carlsbad. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California held on the 3rd day of November , 1987 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Pettine, Mamaux and Larson NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST : ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk\ ( SEAL) AGREEMENT EXHIBIT W to Resolution No. 927-5- THIS AGR ¶ - College, agen EEMENT made and entered into this day of ts for Palomar College, hereinafter called the COLLEGE, 198-, by and between the Governing Board of Palomar and CITY OF CARLSBAD PROVIDER, do hereby agree as follows: , California, hereinafter called the EMT-P SERVICE BASIS AND PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT 11'1 TN E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the COLLEGE and EMT-P SERVICE PRCVIDER acknowledge a public obligation to contribute to the education or paramedics tor the benefit of students and for community needs, WHEREAS, the COLLEGE has established a program for training paramedics that requires the educational facilities of the EMT-P SERVICE PROVIDER in field practice, WHEREAS, the EMT-P SERVICE PROVIDER has field facilities suitable for the educational needs of the College pararoedic program, WHEREAS, it is to the mutual benefit of both the COLLEGE and EllT-P SERVICE PROVIDER that students have opportunities for field service education as students and future practitioners, NOW, THEREFORE, the COLLEGE and the EPIT-P SERVICE PROVIDER mutually agree as follows: I. RESPONSIBILITIES ANC PRIVILEGES OF THE COLLEGE A. For the Program in General 1. The College assumes full responsibility for offering an ed:icetiocal Program eligible €or accreditation by the State Department of Education and the,San Diego County Division of Emergency Medical Services. 2. The College will provide the same quality of education in the paramedic program as it does in all other cur- riculum offerings at the College. 3. The word "faculty" as used herein means the College faculty engaged in teaching in the College Paramedic Program. The words "student" or "students" as used herein means students of the College who are enrolled in the College Paramedic Program. 4. The College will select and train preceptors in co- operation with the field service providers. AGREEMENT Page 2 e 0 B. Clinical Instruction 1. The College will provide the necessary faculty to plan and coordinate the field experience for paramedic students. I 2. The College will develop a "Field Instruction Plan" for using the EMT-P Service Provider's facilities to meet the educational goals of the curriculum. This Plan shall be made available to the EMT-P Service Provider at a mutually-agreed-upon time prior to the beginning of the school term and subject to revision by the EMT-P Service Provider in instances where conflicts with the EMT-P Service Provider seem to exist. 3. The faculty will be responsible for learning and observing the policies and regulations of both. College and EMT-P Service Provider as they apply to the circumstances of field teaching. 4. The College is responsible to assure that students as- signed to the EMT-P Service Provider for field internship meet both College and EMT-P Service Provider standards of health and have the academic abllity to profit from the experience. 5. The College will require that all instructors and students during assignment to the EMT-P Service Provider comply with the same administrative policies as the employees in matters relating to the welfare of the patient. C. College Privileges 1. The College has the privilege of regularly scheduled meetings with the EMT-P Service Provider staff and ad- ministrative level representatives for the purpose of interpreting, discussing, and evaluating this educational program for trainink paramadics. 11. RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE EMT-P SERVICE PROVIDER A. General Responsibilities . 1. The EMT-P Service Provider will maintain the standards which make it eligible for approval as a field area for instruction in an accredited paramedic program provided, however, the EMT-P Service Provider shall not be obligated to establish, maintain or continue any facilities or services that the EMT-P Service Provider, in its sole discretion, does not wish to establish, maintain or continue. AGREEMENT Page 3 General Responsibilities (continued) 2. The EMT-P SERVICEPROVIDER will permit the faculty and studentsof the College to use its patient care and patient service facilities for field education in accordance with Policies, Procedures and Protocols of the San Diego County Division of Emergencv Medical Services. Details of such educational use may be modified to fit changing needs and will be described in the "Field Instruction Plan", submitted to the Paramedic Coordinator and reviewed prior to the arrival of students. It shall be mutually satis- factory co boch thedcational goals of the College and the standards of the EYT-P Service Provider. B. Facilities and Supplies 1.' The E?!T-P Service Provider will permit the educational use'of such supplies and equipment as are commonly available for patient care. 2. The ET-P Service Provider will provide access to sources of information for educational purposes, sub- ject to the EYT-P Service Provider's right to protect the privacy of the patient: (Examples:) a. Procedure guides, policy manuals b. Standard field references such as Medical Dictionary, Diagnostic Tests, pharmacology references, and standard references suitable to the field area and care program. C. Staff Participation in Education 1, The EYT-P Service Provider will recommend staff to function as preceptors for paramedic students during the field internship. The ratio of preceptors to students shall not exceed one to one. 2. Preceptors will attend a training session for the purpose of orienting them to the educational program and evaluation procedures. 3. Preceptors will assist with the education and eval- uation of paramedic students during the field internship. 4. Preceptors will remain employees of-the Em-P Service Provider and will not be considered employees of the College. e AGREEMENT Page 4 D. EMT-P Service Provider Privileges 1. The EMT-P Service Provider may refuse educational access to its field areas or records to any College faculty or students who do not meet the EMT-P Service Provider's standards. 2. The EMT-P Service Provider may resolve any problem situation in favor of the patient's welfare and may restrict the student involved. E. Status of Students 1. Students will have the status of learners and will not . replace EMT-P Service Provider staff nor give service to patients apart from its educational value. 2. Students are subject to the authority, policies, and regulations of the College. They are also subject, during 'field assignment and while with the EMT-P Service Provider, to the authority, policies, and regulations of tfie EMT-P Service Provider. 3. Students will wear the designated costume in field areas. F. Liability Status of Contracting Agencies 1. The EMT-P Service Provider shall carry its usual comprehensive liability policy (which includes mal- practice) covering students of the College during assignment with the EMT-P Service Provider. 2. The College shall carry public liability insurance covering faculty members and students of the College diiring assigcnent :?-?.lth the EHT-P Service Provider. 3. The College shall carry workmens' compensation in- surance covering its faculty and students while with the EMT-P Service Provider (pursuant to Labor Code Section 3368). G. Duration of the Contract 1. This AGREEMENT is for a period of time not to exceed three years but may be terminated at close of any school year by serving notice in writing of the intention to do so by either party. * AGREEMENT Page 5 Duration of Contract (continued) 2. This contract shall be reviewed annually by the administrative staffs of College and EMT-P Service Provider. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties have hereunto set their hands an the date first above written. TITLE :"'"CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor PALOMAR COLLEGE BY : TITLE: .-.- __-__ ...-,-----