Tacoma Community College 3/23/2026

5 V. LIABILITY COVERAGE PROVISIONS A. Each party to this agreement will be responsible for the negligent acts or omissions of its own employees, officers, or agents in the performance of this Agreement. Neither party will be considered the agent of the other and neither party assumes any responsibility to the other party for the consequences of any act or omission of any person, firm, or corporation not a party to this Agreement . B. During the term of this Agreement, School, a Washington State government agency, hereby agrees to maintain its participation in Washington State's self -insurance liability program as provided by RCW 4.92.130 for all exposure to tort liability, general liability, property damage liability, and vehicle liability. . C. School will ensure that its Students are covered by two policies, a Student Medical Malpractice Policy and a General Liability Policy, that provide professional liability and general liability for students taking courses that occur at a medical facility for college credit and fulfilling their practicum or intern requirements. Such coverage is not less than $1,000,000 and $3,000,000 annual aggregate. Each party shall be responsible for the acts, errors and omissions of itself and its own officers, employees and agents acting within the scope of their authority and within the scope of the performance of the contract. E. Upon request, both parties will provide proof of coverage upon execution of this Agreement. In addition, School and Agency agree to notify each other in the case of material modification or cancellation of coverage, and to provide subsequent proof of coverage thereafter. VI. TERM A. This Agreement shall be effective as of April 20, 2026 for a term of three (3) years ("Initial Term”), and shall renew every three years commencing from the last date shown below; PROVIDED THAT the parties review this Agreement and memorialize their intent to renew the Agreement for a subsequent three year period – such renewal being memorialized prior to the expiration of the current three year term. There shall be a maximum of two renewal periods. The Initial Term and any Renewal Term will be collectively referred to herein as “Term”. School and Agency will jointly plan student placement in advance of each year’s beginning, taking into account the needs of the school for clinical placement, maximum number of students for whom Agency can provide a desirable clinical education experience, and the needs of other disciplines or schools requesting clinical placements.