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a. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute the retroactive Student Placement Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing (UCSF), for the placement of nursing students within the Health Department for the term of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028; and
b. Approve the recommendation of the Director of Health Services to accept modifications to the insurance and indemnification provisions.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute the retroactive Student Placement Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing (UCSF), for the placement of nursing students within the Health Department for the term of January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028; and
b. Approve the recommendation of the Director of Health Services to accept modifications to the insurance and indemnification provisions.
SUMMARY DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates twelve community clinic sites, including a Mobile Unit, designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which provide preventive, primary, and specialty medical care services.
The Health Department has the ability to provide a learning environment in the clinic for nursing students who require practical field experience education, while also increasing potential to attract future job candidates to the Health Department workforce.
This Agreement with UCSF is based on the Board-approved Student Placement Agreement template that was approved by the Board on May 4, 2021 and provides the County of Monterey with standards of policy, procedures, and best practices for student placement. While the Health Department is requesting insurance and indemnification modifications to this Agreement, it ...
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