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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 135.24, Code 2003, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 135.24 VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PROGRAM ESTABLISHED 1 4 IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. 1 5 1. The director shall establish within the department a 1 6 program to provide to eligible hospitals, clinics, free 1 7 clinics, or other health care facilities, health care referral 1 8 programs, or charitable organizations, free medical, dental, 1 9 and chiropractic services given on a voluntary basis by health 1 10 care providers. A participating health care provider shall 1 11 register with the department and obtain from the department a 1 12 list of eligible, participating hospitals, clinics, free 1 13 clinics, or other health care facilities, health care referral 1 14 programs, or charitable organizations. 1 15 2. The department, in consultation with the department of 1 16 human services, shall adopt rules to implement the volunteer 1 17 health care provider program which shall include the 1 18 following: 1 19 a. Procedures for registration of health care providers 1 20 deemed qualified by the board of medical examiners, the board 1 21 of physician assistant examiners, the board of dental 1 22 examiners, the board of nursing, and the board of chiropractic 1 23 examiners. 1 24 b. Procedures for registration of free clinics. 1 25b.c. Criteria for and identification of hospitals, 1 26 clinics, free clinics, or other health care facilities, health 1 27 care referral programs, or charitable organizations, eligible 1 28 to participate in the provision of free medical, dental, or 1 29 chiropractic services through the volunteer health care 1 30 provider program. A free clinic, health care facility, a 1 31 health care referral program, a charitable organization, or a 1 32 health care provider participating in the program shall not 1 33 bill or charge a patient for any health care provider service 1 34 provided under the volunteer health care provider program. 1 35c.d. Identification of the services to be provided under 2 1 the program. The services provided may include, but shall not 2 2 be limited to, obstetrical and gynecological medical services, 2 3 psychiatric services provided by a physician licensed under 2 4 chapter 148, 150, or 150A, or services provided under chapter 2 5 151. 2 6 3. A health care provider providing free care under this 2 7 section shall be considered an employee of the state under 2 8 chapter 669 and shall be afforded protection as an employee of 2 9 the state under section 669.21, provided that the health care 2 10 provider has done all of the following: 2 11 a. Registered with the department pursuant to subsection 2 12 1. 2 13 b. Provided medical, dental, or chiropractic services 2 14 through a hospital, clinic, free clinic, or other health care 2 15 facility, health care referral program, or charitable 2 16 organization listed as eligible and participating by the 2 17 department pursuant to subsection 1. 2 18 4. A free clinic providing free care under this section 2 19 shall be considered a state agency solely for the purposes of 2 20 this section and chapter 669 and shall be afforded protection 2 21 under chapter 669 as a state agency for all claims arising 2 22 from the provision of free care by a health care provider 2 23 registered under subsection 3 who is providing services at the 2 24 free clinic in accordance with this section, if the free 2 25 clinic has registered with the department pursuant to 2 26 subsection 1. 2 274.5. For the purposes of this section, "charitable 2 28 organization" means a charitable organization within the 2 29 meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 2 30 which has as its primary purpose the sponsorship or support of 2 31 programs designed to improve the quality, awareness, and 2 32 availability of chiropractic, dental, or medical services to 2 33 children and to serve as a funding mechanism for provision of 2 34 chiropractic, dental, or medical services, including but not 2 35 limited to immunizations, to children in this state. 3 15.6. For the purposes of this section, "health: 3 2 a. "Free clinic" means a facility, other than a hospital or 3 3 health care provider's office which is exempt from taxation 3 4 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which 3 5 has as its primary purpose the provision of health care 3 6 services without charge to individuals who are otherwise 3 7 unable to pay for the services. 3 8 b. "Health care provider" means a physician licensed under 3 9 chapter 148, 150, 150A, or 151, a physician assistant licensed 3 10 and practicing under a supervising physician pursuant to 3 11 chapter 148C, a licensed practical nurse, a registered nurse, 3 12 or a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant registered 3 13 or licensed to practice under chapter 153. 3 14 EXPLANATION 3 15 This bill provides that free clinics that provide free care 3 16 under the volunteer health care provider program established 3 17 within the Iowa department of public health are considered a 3 18 state agency solely for the purpose of the state tort claims 3 19 Act and are to be afforded protection under the state tort 3 20 claims Act as a state agency for all claims arising from the 3 21 provision of free care by a health care provider registered in 3 22 accordance with program requirements who is providing services 3 23 at the free clinic, if the free clinic has registered with the 3 24 Iowa department of public health in accordance with the 3 25 requirements of the program. 3 26 LSB 2274SS 80 3 27 pf/pj/5.1
Text: SF00327 Text: SF00329 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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