1. The director shall establish within the department a program to provide to eligible hospitals, clinics, or other health care facilities, or health care referral programs, free medical services given on a voluntary basis by physicians licensed under chapter 148, 150, or 150A. A participating physician shall register with the department and obtain from the department a list of eligible, participating hospitals, clinics, or other health care facilities, or health care referral programs.
2. The department, in consultation with the department of human services, shall adopt rules to implement the volunteer physician program which shall include the following:
a. Procedures for registration of physicians deemed qualified by the board of medical examiners.
b. Criteria for and identification of hospitals, clinics, or other health care facilities, or health care referral programs eligible to participate in the provision of free medical services through the volunteer physician program. A health care facility, a health care referral program, or a health care provider participating in the program shall not bill or charge a patient for any physician service provided under the volunteer physician program.
3. A physician providing free care under this section shall be considered an employee of the state under chapter 669 and shall be afforded protection as an employee of the state under section 669.21, provided that the physician has done all of the following:
a. Registered with the department pursuant to subsection 1.
b. Provided medical services through a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, or health care referral program listed as eligible and participating by the department pursuant to subsection 1.
93 Acts, ch 65, § 1
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