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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH ORLANDO MEDICAL INSTITUTE, INC. This Affiliation Agreement is entered into by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT, a dependent special district, whose mailing address is 4225 43rd Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32967, hereinafter COUNTY and ORLANDO MEDICAL INSTITUTE, INC., whose address is 6220 South Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 420, Orlando, FL 32809, hereinafter OMI do hereby agree as follows: WHEREAS, OMI offers certification programs for both emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics and has been offering those programs since 2004; and WHEREAS, students who attend OMI are encouraged to obtain "on the job training" by conducting ride -a -longs with EMTs and paramedics; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY as entered into other Affiliation Agreements for ride -a -long training for EMT and paramedic students; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY deems this to be a valuable training tool for potential future employees, NOW THEREFORE, the parties do agree as follows: 1. The above recitations are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference in this Agreement. 2. The COUNTY shall permit OMI students to participate in ride -a -longs with EMTs and Paramedics at the discretion and convenience of the COUNTY. 3. This Agreement shall be effective from May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2017 and may be renewed by the parties for three additional one year period thereafter by the mutual consent of the parties. 4. Neither the COUNTY nor OMI shall charge any fees under this Agreement. 5. The parties agree that there will be no discrimination in the selection or the placement of students in the ride -a -long program. 6. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice. 7. The COUNTY will provide, at the participating student's expense, emergency care for injuries or acute illness while participating with the COUNTY at a ride -a -long session. 8. The parties will each designate a person or persons to coordinate as a liaison for the ride -a -long program. 9. OMI shall provide the COUNTY with a list of eligible participants for the ride -a -long program prior to the start of each program. It shall be the duty of OMI to ensure the participants have the necessary training prerequisites to maximize the experience. 1