This Memorandum of Agreement is designed to formalize the relationship between Cornerstone Care, Inc (“Cornerstone Care”) and the School District regarding the delivery of preventative dental services via the Cornerstone Care Community Mobile Health Center.
Terms of Agreement
- School District agrees to provide the following at no cost to Cornerstone Care at each of the locations where dental services are provided:
- Safe parking space near the front entrance of the school
- Assign a school liaison to work with Cornerstone Care personnel to schedule mobile dental site visits and establish a clinical schedule
- Distribute and collect the parent consent for participation forms
- Permit students to leave the classroom to receive scheduled preventative dental services
- Cornerstone Care will provide the following at no cost to the school District for youth who are program eligible and whose parents opt into the mobile dental program by fully completing the parental consent forms provided by Cornerstone Care
- Comprehensive school-based preventative dental services to include dental exam, x-ray, prophylaxis, fluoride treatments and sealants as recommended by the Cornerstone Care Community Mobile Health Center dentist.
- Preventative dental care, equipment and supplies for use in providing care
- Proper maintenance and disposal of hazardous waste.
- Appropriate staffing for the mobile dental program (with training and licensing as required by law).
- Supervision of dental staff.
- Management of all billing responsibilities.
- Cover all Cornerstone Care providers under the FTCA program.
- Program does not supplant or interfere with any existing school dentist program.
- Cornerstone Care and the School District mutually give permission to include names and other descriptive information about the mobile dental program in brochures, correspondence, and digital media naming Cornerstone Care as the entity operating the dental care, and the School District as the host and collaborating agency for dental care.
- Cornerstone Care acknowledges and agrees that Cornerstone Care employees must successfully pass a background check selected as required by Cornerstone Care in its sole discretion, before any services may be performed, and as may be required thereafter for the proper performance of duties for or on behalf of Cornerstone Care. Cornerstone Care agrees to maintain proof of the necessary background check, provide same to _School District as their request. Cornerstone Care agrees that, in performing services, it will only utilize individuals who have passed the required background check. Employees will pay all costs for each background check, unless otherwise agreed upon by Cornerstone Care.
- Cornerstone Care agrees that it has maintain operational responsibility over the provision of dental care. This responsibility includes securing funding and adjusting staffing levels or hours of operation according to school hours.
- Cornerstone Care will protect the confidentiality of all information received from patients who seek services at the children’s dental clinic unless disclosure is necessary for the health and safety of the student and/or other persons.
- Cornerstone Care staff and the School District staff will work cooperatively. This includes collaboration whenever possible between clinic staff and community mobile health center staff in addressing patient needs.
- Either the School District or Cornerstone Care may terminate this Agreement with or without cause upon at least thirty (30) days written notice to the other party.
- This agreement will commence on the mentioned date and shall remain effective until such time as either or both parties agree, in writing, to any changes and/or termination giving at least thirty (30) days’ notice.
- This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and Agreement between Cornerstone Care and _the School District regarding all matters herein. This Agreement supersedes in the entirety all previous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties.
- This Agreement may be amended only in writing signed by all the parties hereto.
- All notices and other communications required or desired to be given shall be given personally, or sent by telefax, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to the persons and the addresses set forth at the end of the contract. Notices will be deemed received (a) on the date delivered, if delivered personally; (b) when sent by telefax (if confirmation notice is sent by registered or certified mail on the same day; or (c) three (3) business days after posting, if sent by registered or certified mail:
- All notices and other communications required or desired to be given shall be given personally, or sent by telefax, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to the persons and the addresses set forth at the end of the contract. Notices will be deemed received (a) on the date delivered, if delivered personally; (b) when sent by telefax (if confirmation notice is sent by registered or certified mail on the same day; or (c) three (3) business days after posting, if sent by registered or certified mail:
- . Nothing herein shall create or be deemed to create any relationship of agency, joint venture or partnership between the School District and Cornerstone Care. Neither party shall have the power to bind or obligate the other in any manner except as expressly provided in this Agreement
- Neither party shall be liable to the other or be deemed to be in breach of the Agreement for any failure or delay in rendering performance arising out of causes beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence. Such causes may include, but are not limited to, acts of God or the public enemy, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes or unusually severe weather.
- . Any waiver expressed or implied, by either party of any rights, terms or conditions of the Agreement shall not operate to waive such rights, terms or conditions or any other rights, terms, or conditions beyond the specific instance of waiver.
- Cornerstone Care and the School District shall indemnify and defend each other with respect to claims made by third parties concerning the respective performance of the matters referenced herein.
The Parties hereby cause this instrument to be executed by their duly authorized officers:
