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<br /> <br />NMETC Field Practicum Agreement Rev 1/1/2024 | Page 2 <br /> <br />1) The Service shall: <br />a. Accept students assigned by NMETC for the purpose of providing field internship <br />b. Ensure that all paramedic and or Advanced EMT students be assigned to practice under the direction of a <br />paramedic who has been certified as a Paramedic for no less than one year; <br />c. Provide opportunities for said students to meet minimum skill requirements established by NMETC based on the <br />Commission on Accreditation Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) standards within the available patient <br />volume; <br />d. Ensure that all documentation of internship practice as required by NMETC is completed in a timely fashion; <br />e. Provide orientation to interns regarding the Service’s policies, procedures, and applicable pre-hospital treatment <br />protocols; <br />f. Retain the right to refuse continuation of an internship to any student who demonstrates a lack of <br />professionalism, competency, or sound judgment. <br /> <br />2. NMETC shall <br />a. Schedule student for internship under terms determined by the Service; <br />b. Provide evidence of satisfactory completion of all clinical and didactic requirements by assigned student to the <br />Service; <br />c. Provide evidence of NMETC Student Umbrella liability insurance in the amount of $2,000,000/$6,000,000; <br />d. Provide a field internship coordinator to serve as liaison with the Service; <br />e. Provide all necessary forms and other documentation required for completion of the field internship; <br />f. Ensure that any employees of the Service, who are students who have satisfactorily completed the clinical and <br />didactic portions of the course, are assigned to internship with the Service; <br />g. Provide evidence of insurance covering NMETC against any and all claims and actions against it arising as a <br />result of the actions or omissions of an intern who is not an employee of the Service; <br />h. Indemnify and hold the Service harmless against any and all claims and actions arising as a result of the actions or <br />omissions of an intern who is not an employee of the Service provided that it can be demonstrated that appropriate <br />supervision was available; <br />i. Ensure that students assigned to the Service have been trained and instructed to conduct themselves in compliance <br />with patient privacy and/or HIPAA requirements; <br />j. Agree that during the field internship the student must always serve as a third rider and that the student will never <br />be part of assigned two-person EMT crew; <br />k. All students will follow NMETC uniform policy for field internship as well as meet any and all professional dress <br />and grooming standards of the service; <br />l. Ensure that all students have passed a nationwide criminal back ground check and that satisfactory results are <br />found in a 10-panel Drug screen. <br /> <br />