Web Site The Christian County Medical Reserve Corps has a web site. This site will keep you updated as to training schedules, events, etc. Your friends, colleagues, and family will be able to apply to be volunteers by downloading our online application form. Data Management CCMRC volunteer information is maintained in the CCMRC Database. Information includes essential data (address, phone, e-mail, licensure information) as well as data that contributes to efficient management of the CCMRC program (credentialing information, volunteer interests, volunteer’s level of involvement, etc.). The CCMRC Program Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that volunteer information in the database remains current. Strict security will be maintained so that data base information and hard-copy applications are nor accessible to those persons without authority to view such information. Liability Volunteers of a medical reserve corps are given certain protections under the following Federal or Missouri State laws. The Federal Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 The purpose of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 is to provide certain protections to volunteers in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers. No volunteers shall be liable for harm caused by the act or omission of the volunteer if: The volunteer was acting within the scope of their responsibilities; The volunteer was properly licensed, certified, or authorized to undertake the activities in question; The harm was not caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious, flagrant indifference to the right or safety of the individual(s) harmed; and The harm was not caused by a volunteer operating a vehicle that requires an operator's license or insurance. The Good Samaritan Act The Good Samaritan statue provides that person who, in good faith, renders emergency “Any medical care or assistance to an injured person at the scene of an accident or other emergency without expectation of receiving or expecting to receive compensation from such injured person for such service, shall not be liable in civil damages for any act or omission, not constituting gross negligence, in the course of such care or assistance.” Prior to starting an assignment, volunteers will be provided with an acknowledgment form. CCMRC Volunteers must indicate understanding, and acceptance, of the CCHD volunteer policy before they perform volunteer tasks for CCHD. The CCMRC Coordinator is responsible for maintaining signed forms.
Web Site The Christian County Medical Reserve Corps has a web site. This site will keep you updated as to training schedules, events, etc. Your friends, colleagues, and family will be able to apply to be volunteers by downloading our online application form. Data Management CCMRC volunteer information is maintained in the CCMRC Database. Information includes essential data (address, phone, e-mail, licensure information) as well as data that contributes to efficient management of the CCMRC program (credentialing information, volunteer interests, volunteer’s level of involvement, etc.). The CCMRC Program Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that volunteer information in the database remains current. Strict security will be maintained so that data base information and hard-copy applications are nor accessible to those persons without authority to view such information. Liability Volunteers of a medical reserve corps are given certain protections under the following Federal or Missouri State laws. The Federal Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 The purpose of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 is to provide certain protections to volunteers in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers. No volunteers shall be liable for harm caused by the act or omission of the volunteer if: The volunteer was acting within the scope of their responsibilities; The volunteer was properly licensed, certified, or authorized to undertake the activities in question; The harm was not caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious, flagrant indifference to the right or safety of the individual(s) harmed; and The harm was not caused by a volunteer operating a vehicle that requires an operator's license or insurance. The Good Samaritan Act The Good Samaritan statue provides that “Any person who, in good faith, renders emergency medical care or assistance to an injured person at the scene of an accident or other emergency without expectation of receiving or expecting to receive compensation from such injured person for such service, shall not be liable in civil damages for any act or omission, not constituting gross negligence, in the course of such care or assistance.” Prior to starting an assignment, volunteers will be provided with an acknowledgment form. CCMRC Volunteers must indicate understanding, and acceptance, of the CCHD volunteer policy before they perform volunteer tasks for CCHD. The CCMRC Coordinator is responsible for maintaining signed forms.
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