Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 88 - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program › Rule 641-88.3 - Eligibility for the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Individual volunteer health care
			 provider eligibility.
To be eligible for protection as an employee of
			 the state under Iowa Code chapter 669 for a claim arising from covered health
			 care services, an individual volunteer health care provider shall satisfy each
			 of the following conditions at the time of the act or omission allegedly
			 resulting in injury:
a. The individual
			 volunteer health care provider shall hold an active unrestricted license,
			 registration, or certification to practice in Iowa under Iowa Code chapter
			 147A, 148, 148A, 148B, 148C, 149, 151, 152, 152B, 152E, 153, 154, 154B, 154C,
			 154D 154F, or 155A. The individual volunteer health care provider shall provide
			 a sworn statement attesting that the license, registration, or certification to
			 practice is free of restrictions. The statement shall describe any disciplinary
			 action that has ever been taken against the individual volunteer health care
			 provider by any professional licensing, registering, or certifying authority or
			 health care facility, including any voluntary surrender of license,
			 registration, or certification or other agreement involving the individual
			 volunteer health care provider's license, registration, or certification to
			 practice or any restrictions on practice, suspension of privileges, or other
			 sanctions. The statement shall also describe any malpractice suits that have
			 been filed against the individual volunteer health care provider The statement
			 provided by a pharmacist shall also describe any disciplinary action that has
			 ever been taken against any pharmacy in which the pharmacist has ever been
			 owner, partner, or officer
b.
			 Application. The applicant shall submit the following information on forms
			 provided by the VHCPP:
(1) The individual
			 volunteer health care provider current licensure identification number and
			 expiration date;
(2) The health
			 care services to be voluntarily provided that meet all of the following
			 requirements:
1. The services fall under the
			 individual volunteer health care provider's licensed scope of
			 practice;
2. The services are
			 covered health care services listed in paragraph 88.5(1)
"d"
;
			 and
3. The individual volunteer
			 health care provider applicant is willing to voluntarily provide the health
			 care services to those persons who are uninsured and underinsured for the
			 public health purpose of improved health, prevention of illness/injury, and
			 disease management.
c. Agreement. The individual volunteer health
			 care provider shall have a signed and current protection agreement with the
			 VHCPP which identifies the covered health care services within the respective
			 scope of practice and conditions of defense and indemnification as provided in
			 rules 641-88.5 (135) and
			 641-88.6 (135).
(1) The protection agreement is only valid
			 during the time that the individual volunteer health care provider maintains a
			 current unrestricted license and only for voluntary services provided in
			 conjunction with a sponsor entity or protected clinic which has its own valid
			 VHCPP protection agreement in effect at the time of service
			 provision.
(2) The protection
			 agreement with the VHCPP shall provide that the individual volunteer health
			 care provider shall:
1. Perform only those
			 health care services identified and approved by the VHCPP;
2. Promptly notify the VHCPP of any changes
			 in licensure status;
3. Maintain
			 proper records of the health care services;
4. Make no representations concerning
			 eligibility for the VHCPP or eligibility of services for indemnification by the
			 state except as authorized by the department;
5. Cooperate fully with the state in the
			 defense of any claim or suit relating to participation in the VHCPP, including
			 attending hearings, depositions and trials and assisting in securing and giving
			 evidence, responding to discovery and obtaining the attendance of
			 witnesses;
6. Accept financial
			 responsibility for personal expenses and costs incurred in the defense of any
			 claim or suit related to participation in the VHCPP, including travel, meals,
			 compensation for time and lost practice, and copying costs, and agree that the
			 state will not compensate the individual volunteer health care provider for the
			 individual volunteer health care provider's expenses or time needed for the
			 defense of the claim or suit;
7.
			 Receive no direct monetary compensation of any kind for services provided in
			 the VHCPP;
8. Comply with the
			 protection agreement with the VHCPP concerning approved health care
			 services.