PTA Program Handbook

COMMUNICATE EVALUATE PARTICIPATE ENGAGE LEARN

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES INVOLVED IN CLINICAL EDUCATION

Responsibilities of the Hodges University PTA Program • Assume responsibility for continuing compliance with the educational standards of the appropriate accreditation and licensing bodies. • Designate a member of the faculty to serve as Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education to communicate with the Facility on all items pertinent to the fieldwork or internship program. • Notify the facility about the planned schedule of student assignment, level of academic preparation, length and dates of internship assignments. • Refer to the facility only those students who have completed the prerequisite didactic portion of the curriculum applicable to the Facility. • Inform the student of any special require-

ments of the facility for acceptance, uniform requirements if applicable and the necessity to conform to the standards, practices, policies and procedures of the Facility. • Maintain patient confidentiality as required by all federal, state, and other applicable laws and regulations. • Obtain and maintain at the University’s own expense during the term of this Agreement, and any renewal hereof, a comprehensive liability policy including professional liability insuring the University against any and all claims for personal and bodily injury or death and property damage resulting from the performance of services by the University, its employees and students participating in the clinical training program on the Facility premises. Such insurance shall be in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 per incident and

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