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School Nursing Services Agreement <br />Orange County Schools <br />Orange County Health Department <br />Fiscal Year 2011-2012 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />d. To assign a nursing supervisor to coordinate the implementation of this <br />Agreement and to initiate the annual development of the Memorandum of <br />Agreement that specifies operating procedures. <br />e. To arrange for and provide at least two continuing education offerings for all <br />nurses in the School during the school year at a mutually agreed upon time, <br />whenever possible, arranging for the sessions so as to minimize time away <br />from the individual school assignments. <br />3. The School agrees: <br />a. To use the County funds provided as part of this Agreement to provide direct <br />nursing services within individual schools to the extent practicable for three <br />(3) registered nurses during the 2011-2012 academic school year. <br />b. That the funds will be used in their entirety for personnel costs for school <br />nurses only; no portion of the funds will be used to support a nurse with a <br />supervisory role. <br />c. To submit an invoice to the Department quarterly specifying school nurse <br />personnel costs for the submission period. <br />d. That it has or will secure, at its own expense, all nursing personnel required <br />for the performance of this service under this Agreement. Such nursing <br />personnel shall not be employees of or have any contractual relationship with <br />the Department. All personnel engaged in work under this Agreement shall <br />be fully qualified and shall be authorized or permitted under state and local <br />law to perform such services. <br />e. To inform the Department of the employment of the nurses; and in the event <br />of termination, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the date of termination. <br />f. To maintain documentation that each of the nurses employed under this <br />Agreement is and remains current in his/her licensure as a Registered Nurse <br />in good standing with the North Carolina Board of Nursing; and provide that <br />documentation to the Department upon requested. <br />g. To release all school nurses to attend at least three continuing education <br />events scheduled during the school year at mutually agreed upon times. <br />h. That it shall obey all state and federal statutes, rules and regulations which <br />are applicable to provisions of the services called for herein. <br />To provide adequate space, computer equipment and supplies for the <br />designated positions through other funds at a level comparable to the support <br />provided to all school nurses supported by the School. <br />S:\Managers Working Files\Contracts\SCHOOL CONTRACTS\OCS Contract FY 12\2011-12 Contract for OCS Nursing <br />Services.doc <br />