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Between
Public Health Seattle & King County
Seattle Public Schools
For the Provision of
School-Based Primary Healthcare and Population-based, Preventative Healthcare
BACKGROUND AND MISSION
Since 1989, the City of Seattle and Public Health Seattle & King County have collaborated with
Seattle Public Schools to establish school-based health centers to provide primary healthcare,
including both medical and mental/behavioral health components, and population-based
preventative healthcare in designated schools. A total of 14 school-based health centers now
offer services in all ten comprehensive high schools and selected middle schools.
Public Health Seattle & King County is designated by the City of Seattle as program manager of
funds made available through the 1990, 1997 and 2004 Families and Education Levies and City
of Seattle General Funds. These funds support Seattle Public Schools in their provision of
nursing services and contractor organizations in their operation of school-based health centers.
All activities undertaken in school-based health programs are intended to enhance the health
status of students, thus supporting their academic achievement. This Memorandum of
Understanding effectively supports the educational mission and the public health mission.
PURPOSE OF THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made and entered into, by and between Public
Health Seattle & King County, hereinafter referred to as PH, and Seattle Public Schools,
hereinafter referred to as SPS.
This MOU is to serve as the operating agreement between the parties for the purpose of
providing and coordinating preventative and primary healthcare services to students through
school-based health centers, school nursing services, and health education activities supported by
the Families and Education Levy.
The parties agree that this MOU is intended to ensure the parties agreement and common
understanding of regulatory guidance and policies, so as to support coordination and integration
efforts of PH and SPS leadership and school-based health and education professionals.
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INTENDED RESULTS
SPS and PH share a commitment to building a health services delivery system that increases
access to comprehensive health services through collaboration and formal partnership.
Intended outcomes of system delivery include the following:
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Each party shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other for its negligent acts or omission
and those of its officers, employees, agents, or students, howsoever caused.
The parties agree that:
1. The term primary healthcare, as used in this MOU, shall mean medical, nursing, mental
health, drug and alcohol counseling, and health education interventions provided to
individual students in a comprehensive and culturally accessible manner. Primary
healthcare services are provided in partnership with the students family and his /her
medical home or primary care physician whenever possible.
2. The term population-based, preventative healthcare, as used in this MOU, shall mean noncurative interventions provided in a group setting for the purposes of health education
and health promotion, nutrition services, screening for specific health conditions, health
campaigns coordinated across multiple school and community settings, or for prevention
of disease through immunization.
3. The term confidential healthcare, as used in this MOU, shall mean interventions and
services regarding reproductive health care, prevention and treatment of sexually
transmitted disease, treatment for drug or alcohol use, and mental health services for
which state regulation allows provision to minors without parental consent. Confidential
healthcare is part of primary healthcare services and interventions.
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School principals will designate a building liaison to represent the school administration
in planning and problem solving around issues concerning facilities and space, janitorial
services, and building access.
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Use appropriate safeguards to prevent use or disclosure of personal health information other
than as provided in this MOU and consistent with HIPAA privacy rules and state
regulations;
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Comply with the Transaction Rule in billing third party payers for clinic encounters;
3.
Report to SPS any use or disclosure not provided for under HIPAA or in this MOU; and
4.
Ensure that contracting healthcare organizations and payers to which the parties may
provide protected health information agree to the same restrictions and conditions as apply
to the parties.
Responsibilities of SPS
SPS will not use or routinely disclose students health status information maintained in
educational records in a manner that would violate the requirements of the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or Washington State statutes regarding provision of confidential
services to minors.
SPS nursing staff may disclose the following to clinic staff without specific parental consent:
1. Personal health information may be released in any emergency when the information may be
necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other persons.
2. Personal health information related to a child's immunization status might be provided as
school nurses are recognized under HIPAA as limited "public health entities" for the limited
purpose of providing immunization-related information to prevent and control disease.
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This MOU is expressly subject to and shall not become effective or binding on any party
hereto until it has been fully executed by all parties.
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The MOU shall be binding on all parties, their successors and assigns.
3.
All parties shall review terms and conditions of the MOU during the spring quarter of
each academic school year. Amendments to the MOU negotiated during the spring
quarter affect terms, conditions and binding agreements for the following school year.
4.
The MOU reflects the entire MOU between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all other prior oral or written statements, understandings or
correspondence.
5.
The persons signing and executing the MOU have been fully authorized to execute this
agreement and to validly and legally bind PH and SPS to all the terms, performances and
provisions herein set forth.
6.
The term of this MOU shall commence on September 1, 2004, and shall continue for a
period of one year. Thereafter, this MOU shall continue unless otherwise terminated
pursuant to this paragraph. This MOU may be terminated by PH or SPS upon 90 days
written notice.
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Raj Manhas
Superintendent
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Holly Miller
Director
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