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ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, INCIDENTS OCCURRING AT CLINICAL EDUCATION SITE

1. All incidents or accidents that occur while at the Clinical Education Center that result in personal injury, and/or patient injury, and/or hospital personnel injury, and/or damage to equipment must be reported immediately to the Clinical Instructor and the Clinical Coordinator. The Clinical Coordinator will then report the incident to the Program Director.
2. Students will be required to follow the proper procedure for documenting accidents in the Clinical Education Center where the incident occurred. (Students should see the Clinical Instructor or supervisor for the proper procedure.)
3. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and their affiliated clinical education centers are not responsible for any medical expenses related to disease or injury incurred during the program. In such cases, students are responsible for their own health insurance to cover any medical expenses that may occur unless otherwise stated in the policies of an affiliated clinical education center.
4. While students are attending the clinical education, they are not considered ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ employees and as such are not covered under worker’s compensation.

Policy: 2002, revised 2011, 2025   Reviewed 2025