House Journal: Page 752: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
RULE 31.8 SUSPENDED
Van Fossen of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to
suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments, for
the immediate consideration of amendment H-8274.
Van Fossen of Scott offered the following amendment H-8274 filed
by him from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-8274
1 Amend House File 2547 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, by striking lines 9 through 17 and
3 inserting the following:
4 "Sec. . Section 135.24, Code Supplement 2001,
5 is amended to read as follows:
6 135.24 VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PROGRAM
7 ESTABLISHED - IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.
8 1. The director shall establish within the
9 department a program to provide to eligible hospitals,
10 clinics, or other health care facilities, health care
11 referral programs, or charitable organizations, free
12 medical, and dental, and chiropractic services given
13 on a voluntary basis by health care providers. A
14 participating health care provider shall register with
15 the department and obtain from the department a list
16 of eligible, participating hospitals, clinics, or
17 other health care facilities, health care referral
18 programs, or charitable organizations.
19 2. The department, in consultation with the
20 department of human services, shall adopt rules to
21 implement the volunteer health care provider program
22 which shall include the following:
23 a. Procedures for registration of health care
24 providers deemed qualified by the board of medical
25 examiners, the board of physician assistant examiners,
26 the board of dental examiners, and the board of
27 nursing, and the board of chiropractic examiners.
28 b. Criteria for and identification of hospitals,
29 clinics, or other health care facilities, health care
30 referral programs, or charitable organizations,
31 eligible to participate in the provision of free
32 medical, or dental, or chiropractic services through
33 the volunteer health care provider program. A health
34 care facility, a health care referral program, a
35 charitable organization, or a health care provider
36 participating in the program shall not bill or charge
37 a patient for any health care provider service
38 provided under the volunteer health care provider
39 program.
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