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HHS/HRSA RIN: 0906-AA77 Publication ID: Fall 2009 
Title: Health Center Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Medical Malpractice Program Regulations--Clarification of FTCA Coverage for Services Provided to Non-Health Center Patients 
Abstract: The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) proposes amending regulations at 42 CFR part 6 ("FTCA Coverage of Certain Grantees and Individuals") to include additional examples of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)-covered activities. Recently, questions have arisen regarding the scope of FTCA regulations as they affect medical malpractice coverage for FTCA-deemed health centers and non-health center patients. Section 6.6(e) of the Health Center FTCA Program regulations provides examples of situations within the scope of section 6.6(d) (which authorizes FTCA medical malpractice coverage for non-health center patients). These examples include certain community-wide interventions and hospital-related activities where the health center’s health care practitioners will be covered for services provided to non-health center patients. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 6   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 233   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Suma Nair
Director, Office of Quality and Data, Bureau of Primary Health Care
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15C-26,
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone:301 594-0818
Email: suma.nair@hrsa.hhs.gov