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1. Each!party!shall!comply!with!all!federal,!state!and!municipal!laws,!advice,!and!regulations!that!
are!applicable!to!the!performance!of!this!Agreement,!which!shall!include!but!not!limited!to:!!
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HIPAA!Requirements:!To!the!extent!required!by!federal!law,!the!parties!agree!to!comply!with!the!
Health!Insurance!Portability!and!Accountability!Act!of!1996,!as!codified!at!42!U.S.C.!Section!
1320d!(“HIPAA”)!and!any!current!and!future!regulatio ns!p rom u lga ted!th ereu n de r,!includ ing!
without!limitation,!the!federal!privacy!regulations,!the!federal!security!standards,!and!the!federal!
standards!for!electronic!transactions,!all!collectively!referred!to!herein!as!“HIPAA!Requirements.”!
The!parties!agree!not!to!use!or!further!disclose!any!Protected!Health!Information!or!Individually!
Identifiable !H e a lth !In fo r m a tio n ,!o t h er !th a n !as !p e rmitted!by!H IP A A !R e q u ire ments!and !t h e!t er m s !
of!this!Agreement.!!
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Each!Party!will!make!its!internal!practices,!books,!and!records!relating!to!the!use!and!disclosure!
of!Protected!Health!Information!available!to!the!Secretary!of!Health!and!Human!Services!to!the!
extent!required!for!determining!compliance!with!the!Federal!Privacy!Regulations.!!
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2. Backgrounds!Checks:!If!crimina l!b a ck g ro u n d !ch e c ks !o f!s tu d e n ts !ar e!r eq u ir ed !b y !th e !A ffilia te ,!th e !
College!shall!notify!students!of!this!requirement!prior!to!enrollment!in!the!program!or!as!soon!as!
the!requiremen t!is!kno w n.!Stu d en ts!will!be !inform e d!b y!the !Co llege!tha t!the!ch eck!must!be!
completed!within!the!90-day!period!immediately!prior!to!the!student’s!initial!clinical!placement.!
It!shall!be!th e !st u d en t ’s!re s p o n sib ilit y!to !make!tim e ly!a rra n g e m e n ts !fo r!t h e!b a c kg ro u n d !c h e ck !
and!to!pay!all!costs!associated!with!such!checks.!
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If!criminal!back gro un d !ch eck s!are !req uire d!fo r!Collegial!faculty!or!staff,!it!shall!be!the!C o llege’s!
responsibility!to!arran ge !for!the!b ack gro un d !chec k,!to!pa y!all!costs !asso ciate d!w ith!su ch !chec ks!
and!to!provide!the!results!to!the!Affiliate.!
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It!shall!be!the !resp on sibility!o f!the!Affiliate !to!set!the !eligibility!stan da rds !for!particip atio n!an d !to!
evaluate!the!results!of!the!background!checks.!If!Affiliate!determines!that!a!student!or!
faculty/staff!member!shall!not!p articip ate !at!its!fac ility,!Affiliate!sh all!n o tify!t h e!in d iv id u al!a n d !th e !
College.!College!shall!take!steps!to!ensure!that!this!individual!does!not!participate!in!the!clinical!
program!at!the!Affiliate.!
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If!a!Collegial!faculty/staff!membe r!is!also!a n!e m p loye e!o f!Affiliate !or!is!a nd !employee!at!another!
hospital,!health!care!facility!or!health!care!organization,!Affiliate!will!allow!the!faculty/staff!
member!to!provide!on-site!supervision!and!instruction!for!its!clinical!program!without!the!
necessity!of!undergoing!an!additional!background!check.!
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Recognizing!that!students!enrolled!in!the!______________!Program!at!College!will!potentially!
participate!in!multiple!clinical!placements!at!multiple!facilities,!Affiliate!agrees!to!accept!the!
results!of!the!backgro un d !chec k!do n e!prio r!to!the !stud en t’s!initial!c lin ica l!p la ce ment!if!the!
student!maintains!continuous!enrollment!in!the!health!care!program!and!if!the!results!of!the!
background!check!are!archived!by!the!background!check!agency.!
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College!shall!inform!students!or!faculty/staff!members!excluded!from!clinical!placement!on!the!
basis!of!a!criminal!background!check!of!any!review!or!appeal!process!available!pursuant!to!the!
Fair!Credit!Reporting!Act!or!any!other!law!or!policy,!if!any.!!
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[If!desired,!a!list!of!check s!to!b e!ru n,!a lon g!w ith!th e!d isq ua lifying !criteria!o f!the !Affiliate !can !b e!
referenced!and !affixed !as!an !Ad d en du m .]!!
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