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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute a license agreement with MaineHealth for the use of the copywritten A Matter of Balance training materials and evaluation tools to provide fall prevention education to community members effective on September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. There are no associated costs.
b. Approve the NMC's Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification, limitations on liability, and limitations on damages with no insurance requirements stated within the agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute a license agreement with MaineHealth for the use of the copywritten A Matter of Balance training materials and evaluation tools to provide fall prevention education to community members effective on September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. There are no associated costs.
b. Approve the NMC's Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard indemnification, limitations on liability, and limitations on damages with no insurance requirements stated within the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors renew the A Matter of Balance License Agreement for a term of three years as part of NMC's Trauma Outreach and Prevention Program, a requirement for Level II Trauma Centers verified by the American College of Surgeons. The purpose of this License Agreement is for Trauma Services at NMC to provide A Matter of Balance ("MOB"), an evidence-based falls management program, to older adults onsite at NMC, at community-based settings, or virtually.
The program is conducted over eight sessions, meeting weekly for two hours per session. The sessions are led by a MOB Master Trainer or volunteer lay leaders called coaches. A MOB Master Trainer is responsible for teachi...
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