§900.194. Does FTCA coverage extend to services provided under a staff privileges agreement with a non-IHS facility where the agreement requires a health care practitioner to provide reciprocal services to the general population?
25 C.F.R. § 900.194
Yes. Those services are covered, as long as the contractor's health care practitioners do not receive additional compensation from a third party for the performance of these services and they are acting within the scope of their employment under a self-determination contract. Reciprocal services include:
Cross-covering other medical personnel who temporarily cannot attend their patients;
Assisting other personnel with surgeries or other medical procedures;
Assisting with unstable patients or at deliveries; or
Assisting in any patient care situation where additional assistance by health care personnel is needed.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.
Source
Source: 61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.