Who qualifies for FTCA coverage: volunteers, board members, employees and contractors explained
Summary
HRSA clarified eligible individuals (volunteer health professionals, officers/board members, employees and individual contractors), noted volunteers must hold current state licensure, and warned corporate contracts do not confer deemed status for individuals.
HRSA told participants that FTCA coverage applies to specific individuals who are approved ("deemed") and listed the eligibility categories: volunteer health professionals (VHPs), officers and governing board members, employees, and individual contractors.
"Individuals who are eligible for coverage are volunteer healthcare professionals, officers, governing board members, employees, and individual contractors," the presenter said. She added that volunteers must be currently licensed or certified in their state to qualify.
HRSA staff made a point about contracting: an individual contractor must have a contract directly with the free clinic. "A contract between a free clinic and a corporation does not provide sufficient basis for deemed status," the presenter warned.
Practical detail: coverage applies only for services provided at the clinic or qualifying off-site events (for example a one-time health fair with FTCA signage and maintained medical records), and clinics must provide patients with a written limited legal liability notice at those sites.
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