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4884-1724-9679, v. 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS <br />(OCS) PERSONNEL <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />(OCHD) PERSONNEL <br />● Ensures confidentiality of health information <br />XV. XV. Professional Development <br />Objective: To assume responsibility for continuing education and professional development and to contribute to the professio nal <br />growth of others. <br />Principal <br />● Supports the School Nurse in obtaining continuing education <br />credits required for re-licensure and national board certification <br />renewal <br />OCHD Nursing Administrative Liaison <br />designee/OCHD Staff <br />● Coordinates and/or notifies school nurses <br />of educational/workshop opportunities <br />School Nurse <br />● Assumes responsibility for pursuing continuing education <br />required for licensure and school nurse certification renewal <br />● Participates in continuing education programs to increase <br />knowledge and enhance skills <br />● Implement recommendations for change resulting from <br />evaluation and review <br /> <br />Lead Nurse(s) <br />● Evaluate the practice of each school nurse annually <br /> <br />XVI. Confidentiality <br />Objective: To maintain the confidentiality of health and medical information for individual students <br />Lead Nurse(s) <br />● Provides signed copies of “Orange County Health Department - <br />Annual Confidentiality Statement” to OCHD Nursing <br />Administrative Liaison Personnel for each OCS-employed school <br />nurse <br />OCHD Nursing Administrative Liaison designee <br />● Maintains original “Orange County Health <br />Department - Annual Confidentiality <br />Statement” signed by school nurses <br />School Nurse <br />● Reviews and signs the OCHD “Orange County Health <br />Department - Annual Confidentiality Statement” upon <br />employment and annually (Appendix II) <br />● Takes appropriate measures to protect confidential information <br />shared for the purpose of providing care to students <br /> <br />School Staff <br />● Takes appropriate measures to protect confidential information <br />shared for the purpose of providing care to students <br /> <br /> <br />This Memorandum of Agreement, 2023-2024, has been reviewed and approved. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />____________________________________ ______________________ <br /> <br />Quintana Stewart, MPA Date <br />Orange County Health Department <br />Health Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />____________________________________ ______________________ <br />Erica Pettigrew, MD, JD, MPH Date <br />Orange County Health Department <br />Medical Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />____________________________________ ______________________ <br />Dr. James Merrill Date <br />Orange County Schools <br />Interim Superintendent <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: CEF0A315-C0D6-4618-8F2A-729FFE153BB6 <br />1/30/2024 <br />1/16/2024 <br />1/10/2024