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and signed a copy of a form indicating that they have read this agreement at the time of hire and at the time of his/her annual evaluation. DDD and WPAS shall develop a mutually agreed to summary of this agreement for use in informing DDD employees of the parties' rights and responsibilities. When DDD and WPAS develop and agree regardingthe content of this summary, DDD employees shall be required to read the summary, rather than reading this agreement, and acknowledge that they read and understood the swnmary with a signature. B. The agreement is effective as of the date it is signed. C. DDD agrees that having an agreement in place that would govem WPAS and DDD provider relationships is appropriate. This agreement will affect contractual relationships, so it will be negotiated with providers prior to implementation. This negotiation will take place dwing tne lggl-t998 provider contract negotiations. DDD will request WPAS review the proposed contract language prior to confract signrng by DDD. The goal of this negotiation proless will be to arrive at an agxeement which implemerrts the federal.statutory zurd iegulatory requirements in a manner consistent with the proyision of quality, individualized services and supports to people with developmental disabilities living inthe community. D. The DDD director will make changes as necessary to implement this agreement by September 1,1997, and prior to implementing changes will confer with W?AS. E. WPAS and DDD agree to work together to assist providers in becoming familiar with WPAS access to programs. DDD agrees to host a forum in each region to familiarize providers with the access provisions. WPAS agrees to make staff available as presenters at iegional forums, and otherwise as mutually agreed to with providers. DDD will disnibute to providers a sunmary of the access provisions. This srrmmary will be prepared by WPAS, ana win be subject to the review and approval of DDD prior to distribution. Miscellaneous. A. WPAS agrees that its staffshall not give medical advice and shall not engage in the practice of medicine. It is WPAS' intent and purpose to give legal advice. For example, WPAS will not tell DDD consr:mers not to take medication or that medications are llrong for rhem. WPAS will not discourage individuals with developmental disabilities from participating in prognms or activitiei. WPAS may explain DDD consumer legal l8htl including tlie right to informed consent, their right to be told of the risks and benefits of medication or medical procedures, their right to reftlse to take medications and the procedure to fbllow if the DDD consumer does not wish to take medications, and their right io refuse to participate in experimental prograrns or research, all as guaranteed under state and federal law. B. WPAS agrees that there are some DDD consumers who are identified as medically fragile or to have behavioral concems that require constant monitoring. If WPAS requests a meEting with such a DDD consumer and DDIJ determrnes that the L)llD consumer cannot be left unsupervised with a WPAS employee, a DDD or provider employee shall be present during any meetings. If DDD consumers are hospitalized due to medical conditions, DDD or pruvidcr crrrployees uray rcmain witliin vicwing distance if neccssary for the DDD consumer's health and safety. The employees will not interfere with the meeting except for medical reasons and will respect the DDD consumer's privacy to the extent possible given his or her medical needd. Ix. COMMLTNITY ACCESS AGREEMENT l0