Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) Licensure. The sponsor entity or
protected clinic shall be licensed to the extent required by law for the
facility in question.
(2) If the
sponsor entity or protected clinic is a charitable organization within the
meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the sponsor entity
or protected clinic shall provide proof of Section 501(c)(3) status to the
VHCPP.
(3) Application. The sponsor
entity or protected clinic shall submit the following information on forms
provided by the VHCPP:
a. By category, the
patient groups to be served;
b. The
health care services to be provided;
c. The site where free health care services
are to be provided;
d.
Classification of each site as a permanent site or temporary site;
e. The services that will be provided to
those persons who are uninsured and underinsured for the public health purpose
of improved health, prevention of illness/injury, and disease
management.
(4)
Agreement. A signed and current sponsor entity agreement or protected clinic
agreement shall exist with the VHCPP which shall:
a. Provide that the individual volunteer
health care provider or health care provider within a protected clinic and the
individual volunteer health care provider within a sponsor entity shall perform
only those health care services identified and approved by the VHCPP;
b. Identify by category the patient groups to
be served;
c. Identify the sites at
which the free health care services will be provided;
d. Identify as a permanent site or temporary
site for the provision of free health care services through the
VHCPP;
e. Provide that the sponsor
entity or protected clinic shall maintain proper records of health care
services for a period of seven years from the date of service or, in the case
of a minor, for a period of one year after the minor has reached the age of
majority; and
f. Provide that the
sponsor entity agrees that only the individual volunteer health care provider
or protected clinic covered under a current VHCPP protection agreement at the
time of the service provision in a claim is afforded protection under Iowa Code
section
135.24
and that the state assumes no obligation to the sponsor entity, its employees,
officers, or agents. The sponsor entity or protected clinic shall submit a
statement, which shall be submitted on forms provided by the VHCPP, attesting
that the sponsor entity or protected clinic and its staff, employees and
volunteers agree to:
(1) 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;
(2) Accept
financial responsibility for the sponsor entity's or protected clinic's
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 sponsor entity or protected clinic for expenses or time needed for the
defense of the claim or suit;
(3)
Receive no direct monetary compensation of any kind for health care services
provided in the sponsor entity or protected clinic;
(4) Comply with the sponsor entity agreement
or protected clinic agreement with the VHCPP concerning approved health care
services.
(5)
General liability insurance. The sponsor entity or protected clinic shall
submit proof of general liability insurance for the clinic
site.
