The University agrees. A. To appoint a faculty member as the Field Education Director for the Program and to administer the University's responsibilities related to it. B. To notify the Organization Liaison and the Organization, at a time mutually agreed upon, of its planned schedule of student assignments, including the name and academic preparation of the student. The Field Education Director shall negotiate internship assignments and prepare students for placement with field organizations. C. To advise assigned students that they will be subject to the Organization’s policies, procedures, organizational protocols, rules and regulations and all reasonable directions given by qualified Facility Personnel while providing services pursuant to this Agreement. D. To advise assigned students that they will be subject to the Organization’s rules related to security and protection of the Organization’s Protected Health Information (“PHI”), and that they may not, therefore, either retain PHI outside of the Organization or disclose PHI to anyone outside of the Organization, except as required by law. The University shall advise students that, for purposes of compliance with the Health Insurance and Portability Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), students are considered “work force members,” defined as individuals who are given access to the Organization’s PHI, and that PHI means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, created or received by students and: (i) that relates to the past, present or future physical or mental condition of the patient; the provision of health care to the patient; or the past, present or future payment for the provision of health care to the patient; and (ii) that identifies the individual or with respect to which there is reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the patient and shall have the same meaning as the term “protected health information” defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR § 164.501). E. To assume responsibility for assuring compliance with applicable educational standards as required by the Council on Social Work Education, and to oversee required academic and instructional content of the Program. The Field Education Director shall be responsible for academic oversight of the Program on the University’s behalf, which shall include (1) designing an orientation session for all Organization Liaisons to discuss educational objectives of field placement and objectives of the Program; (2) maintaining continuous contact with students and Organization Liaisons in order to assess student field performance and to assign a final grade; (3) providing Organization Liaisons with course outlines, field work evaluation forms, and other pertinent material; and (4) ensuring Organization compliance of field supervision mandates commensurate to student education levels. F. To supply the Organization Liaison with appropriate forms to be used in evaluating the performance of assigned students. The Field Education Director shall make visits at least twice per year to the Organization in order to determine and assure that the Program’s educational objectives are being met, and to intervene when difficulties arise. G. To seek Organization and student input regarding Field Education curriculum content. The Field Education Director shall facilitate communication as necessary for this process. H. The Organization has authority to suspend or terminate any student from the field internship assignment if, in the Organization’s judgment, the student’s conduct or behavior violates the Organization’s rules of conduct or otherwise threatens the health, safety or welfare of any clients, invitees or employees at Organization. Notices of such withdrawal shall be in writing to the University and shall state the reason for the withdrawal.
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