REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
July 9, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Agreement with Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health for the Student Internship Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the non-financial student internship program agreement with Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health, including non-standard terms, for provision of training and field experience to student interns by the Department of Behavioral Health, for the period of July 9, 2024 through June 30, 2029.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
As the student internship program agreement is non-financial in nature, this item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) employs qualified professionals in multiple disciplines including medicine, nursing, psychology, marriage and family therapy, and social work. As a result, DBH can provide necessary tutelage and guidance to student interns participating in a variety of behavioral health-related educational programs. Reciprocally, the use of interns to assist the County’s workforce is a valuable means of maximizing available public resources. Through student internship programs, DBH provides learning experiences that will help students develop the skills they need to prosper in their chosen professions, which aligns with the Countywide Vision2Succeed initiative.
Since 2008, DBH has operated internship programs through agreements with schools and other institutions which establish the terms and conditions under which DBH will accept student interns. These agreements enable students to earn required internship hours while working under the supervision of qualified DBH staff.
On February 27, 2024 (Item No. 21), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved standard student internship program agreement templates for schools and other institutions. Though the indemnification and insurance provisions in the recommended student internship agreement with Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health (LLU) have been modified slightly from the standard student internship program agreement template, these modifications still conform to County Policy 11-07 and have been approved by the Department of Risk Management and County Counsel. In addition, the LLU student internship program agreement includes the following non-standard contract terms:
1. General liability and cyber liability policies are excluded from containing additional insured endorsements.
• The County standard contract requires general liability and cyber liability policies to contain endorsements naming the County and its officers, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds.
• Potential Impact: Not being named as additional insured on LLU’s general liability and cyber liability policies means that in the event of a claim, the County will not have all of the rights and protection of LLU’s insurance coverage and may be responsible for some or all of the cost of the claim.
DBH recommends approval of the agreement, including non-standard terms as it will allow LLU students the opportunity to intern with DBH. Since changes were made to the standard template, the Board must approve the student internship agreement with LLU.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Behavioral Health (Lisa Rivas-Ordaz, Contract Supervisor, 386-8264) on June 7, 2024; County Counsel (Dawn Martin, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on June 17, 2024; Risk Management (Gregory Ustaszewski, Staff Analyst II, 386-9008) on June 12, 2024; Finance (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on June 18, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Cheryl Adams, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0238) on June 20, 2024.