Specification of the Responsibility for Treatment, Follow Clause Samples
This clause defines which party is responsible for providing or managing treatment and follow-up care in the context of an agreement, such as a healthcare services contract. It typically outlines the specific duties related to patient care, including who coordinates ongoing treatment, monitors patient progress, and ensures continuity of care after initial services are rendered. By clearly assigning these responsibilities, the clause helps prevent misunderstandings, ensures accountability, and promotes consistent care for individuals covered by the agreement.
Specification of the Responsibility for Treatment, Follow. Up, and Associated Financial Responsibility in the Event of Undergraduate Medical Student Injury or Exposure to an Infectious or Environmental Hazard
a) The University and the Hospital are committed to protecting the health and safety of undergraduate medical Students participating in clinical training on the premises of the Hospital as assigned per this Agreement.
b) The University undertakes to ensure that the education of undergraduate medical Students about exposure, injury, treatment and follow-up, including their professional responsibility for self-care, is included in the preclinical curriculum. Furthermore, the University undertakes to include education of undergraduate medical Students about the effects of infectious and environmental disease or disability on undergraduate medical Student learning activities.
c) The University commits to informing all registered undergraduate medical Students of University policies and procedures relevant to this issue before the Students will be permitted to undertake any educational activities that would place them at risk of injury or exposure to infectious disease. Likewise, the Hospital commits to informing all undergraduate medical Students of any Hospital policies and procedures relevant to this issue.
d) Immediate Treatment
i) All undergraduate medical Students placed in the Hospital per this Agreement will be advised to access services through the Occupational Health unit of the Hospital in the event of an injury or an exposure to an infectious or environmental hazard that occurs during the course of their placement. The Occupational Health unit will facilitate the Student’s access to immediate treatment within the Hospital or the Student’s transfer to another clinical site if appropriate care is not available within the Hospital.
ii) Outside of the operating hours of the Occupational Health unit of the Hospital, all undergraduate medical Students who incur an injury or exposure to an infectious or environmental hazard must present at the Hospital’s designated site for after-hours care of workplace injuries for treatment. The Occupational Health unit of the Hospital commits to making readily available the details of the after-hours protocol.
e) Follow-up
i) Follow-up care may include but is not limited to counselling and medical treatment.
ii) Follow-up administrative support may include but is not limited to the completion of forms and other documentation related to the injury or exposure
iii) The Unive...