7. Students are not employees of the School, the Department or the Facility, and are
therefore ineligible to receive Workers’ Compensation or Unemployment Compensation
benefits from either party. Further, Department faculty are not eligible for coverage under
the Facility's Workers’ Compensation or Unemployment Compensation insurance
programs.
8. In order to protect against potential liability arising out of the activities performed under
this Agreement, the School and the Facility each agree to obtain and maintain, in force
and effect, insurance and/or self-insurance as follows. The School agrees to maintain
professional liability insurance, and/or equivalent self-insurance, with minimum limits of
$1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate for its participating students,
faculty, employees and agents. The Facility agrees to maintain professional liability
insurance, and/or equivalent self-insurance with the aforementioned limits for its
employees and agents. Further, both parties agree to maintain commercial general liability
insurance, and/or equivalent self-insurance, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per
occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate. Upon request, each party agrees to furnish to the
other appropriate documentation of financial responsibility.
9. The Facility shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the School, its faculty, students,
agents and employees from and against any and all liabilities, claims, losses, lawsuits,
judgments and/or expenses including attorney fees, arising, either directly or indirectly,
from any act or failure to act by the Facility, its staff, agents and employees which may
occur during or which arise out of the performance of this Agreement, provided that for the
purposes of this Section, the School’s students shall not be considered agents of the
Facility.
Likewise, the School shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Facility, its staff,
agents and employees from and against any and all liabilities, claims, losses, lawsuits,
judgments and/or expenses including attorney fees, arising, either directly or indirectly,
from any act or failure to act by the School, its faculty, students, agents and employees
which may occur during or which arise out of the performance of this Agreement.
10. This agreement may be revised or modified only by written amendment signed by both
parties.
11. This document shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
If any term or provision of this document shall be held illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict
with any law governing this document, the validity of the remaining portions shall not be
affected thereby.
Responsibilities of the Department
12. The Department shall provide the Facility with a list of requirements completed by the
affiliating student to include:
1) Proof of health insurance
2) Current CPR certification
3) Proof of MMR vaccination
4) Hepatitis B vaccine or completed waiver form
5) TB Test within one year of start of clinicals (or as specified by facility)