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LIABILITY PROTECTION. The School is a unit of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, which is an agency of the State of Wisconsin. In performing obligations under this Agreement, all of the School's employees and designated agents will be acting within the scope of their employment or agency for the State of Wisconsin. Students of the School are agents of the School while acting within the scope of their agency. The State of Wisconsin has provided indemnity for the acts of its employees and agents done within the scope of their employment or agency under Section 895.46, Wisconsin Statutes. The School's employees and designated agents are subject to the notice of claim and limitation on damages provisions of Section 893.92, Wisconsin Statutes. The School's employees and agents are covered by such provisions while acting within the scope of their employment or agency. The facility or entity shall contact and advise the Dean of the School and the Vice Chancellor for Legal and Executive Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 361 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, in the event agency has reason to believe a claim may exist against School or any of its employees or agents for services performed under this Agreement. Notification under this section shall be for informational purposes only and shall not substitute for the statutory claim procedure under Section 893.82, Wisconsin Statutes.
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Liability Coverage for Advance Practice Nursing Students
Advanced practice nursing students in the clinical areas during University scheduled breaks. The School of Nursing requires a minimum of 225-hours per semester of supervised clinical experience for a 3-credit advanced practice clinical practicum. This number of hours complies with professional certification guidelines. Due to illness, other personal circumstances, or scheduling problems it may be necessary for students to continue their clinical training during University scheduled breaks or holidays to fulfill the 225-hour requirement. Under these circumstances the advanced practice nursing students remain within the scope of their state agency as students, fulfilling the 225-hour requirement of and gaining supervised clinical experience in their clinical practicum. The School of Nursing considers students whose activities are within the scope of their state agency to have liability coverage that would include such supervised clinical activities occurring during University scheduled breaks and holidays.
Susan Adams
UW Legal Affairs,
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