2021/05/19 Council Agenda Packet

a continuation at Hospital, or whose conduct interferes with the proper operation of Hospital. In the event that an EMS provider is also an employee of Hospital and is terminated for cause from employment, EMS provider shall also be immediately terminated from continuing in the program. 1.5. Emergency Care. Hospital shall provide necessary emergency care or first aid required by an accident occurring at Hospital for EMS providers participating under the teens of this Agreement, and, except as herein provided, Hospital shall have no obligation to furnish medical or surgical care to any EMS provider The EMS provider bears responsibility for the cost of such care as well as any follow-up care. 1.6. Regulations. Hospital will provide the EMS provider with access to the written regulations that will govern the EMS provider's activities while at Hospital. Hospital shall also provide the EMS provider with Hospital specific policies, including those relating to the Deficit Reduction Act and Hospital s Fraud and Abuse Prevention and Detection Pohcies. 1.7. Records and Reports. Hospital will maintain records and reports on each EMS provider's performance as specified by each program and provide an evaluation to the EMS Agency on forms provided by the EMS Agency. 2. Responsibilities of the EMS Agency 2.1. Publications. The EMS Agency will prohibit the publication by the EMS providers any material relative to their clinical learning experience that has not been approved for release for publication by both Hospital and the EMS Agency. 2.2. Clinical Experiences. It shall be the responsibility of the academic coordinator of clinical education of the EMS Agency, after consultation with Hospital, to help plan the clinical educational program for EMS provider clinical experiences. EMS Agency is ultimately responsible for the Clinical Education Program, academic affairs, and the assessment of medical EMS providers. 2.3. Program Description. EMS Agency will provide Hospital with an annual announcement or description of the program, curriculum, and objectives to be achieved at Hospital. 2.4. EMS Provider Compliance. EMS Agency will assure that EMS providers abide by the policies of Hospital while using Hospital facilities mcluding policies specific to EMS providers and those related to confidentiality of patient information. EMS Agency shall provide EMS providers with training on the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Hospital will provide additional training on Hospital -specific HIPAA policies and procedures EMS Agency shall immediately report any errors in accordance with Hospital procedures. EMS Agency will assure that EMS providers do not copy or remove confidential information from Hospital premises. EMS providers will be expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner; their attire as well as their appearance will confolui to the accepted standards of Hospital. EMS Agency will assure that EMS providers are educated regarding universal precautions, blood -borne pathogens, and other appropriate OSHA standards prior to coming to Hospital. 2.5. Qualifications. Paramedics complete an intensive 3,000 hours' worth of instruction and hand - on training. Paramedics are required to complete 50 hours annually of medical education. Paramedics are, at a minimum, ACLS and PALS certified and have completed at least 4 hours of Infectious Prevention education each year. The Washington State Emergency Medical Technician training consists of 150 hours of classroom and practical laboratory training plus a minimum of 10 additional hours of in -hospital observation. The emergency medical technician (the EMT ') learns roles and responsibilities for both emergency medical care and operational aspects of the job. The EMS Agency develops skills in patient evaluation and all emergency treatment procedures as required by Washington State laws. The EMT demonstrates a knowledge of anatomy, 2