Health Center Volunteer Health Professionals (VHP)
Year Developed: 2021
Resource Type: Other.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Language(s): English
Sponsored by: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
Developed by: Bureau of Primary Health Care - HRSA (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Through enactment of Section 9025 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255), subsection 224(q) was added to the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 233(q)), extending liability protections for the performance of medical, surgical, dental, and related functions to Volunteer Health Professionals (VHPs) at health centers that have also been deemed as employees of the Public Health Service (PHS). Through this process, VHPs of deemed health centers may receive deemed Public Health Service employment status, with associated Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) coverage.
Resource Details: details on the VHP program
Resource Topic: Promising/Best Practices, Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues
Resource Subtopic: Oral Health, Operational Feasibility.
Keywords: Health Systems.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.