Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 37-3-808 - Insurance coverage - assessment on licensees - optional use(1) Subject to 37-1-121, the board may procure a malpractice insurance policy to provide coverage for health corps members. The coverage: (a) may not cover any services: (i) performed by a physician who has not paid the fee required under 37-3-804 to participate in the Montana Health Corps Act; or(ii) provided by a health corps physician to someone other than an eligible individual;(b) is limited to damages available pursuant to 37-3-806; and(c) does not create, infer, or establish any agency relationship or liability by the board for any services performed under the Montana Health Corps Act.(2) A policy purchased by the board under this section must be paid for by a fee established by the board by rule that is assessed on all physicians licensed by the board.(3) A health corps member is not required to use insurance provided under this section. A physician's decision not to use the insurance provided under this section does not affect the physician's liability under 37-3-806.Added by Laws 2023, Ch. 705,Sec. 7, eff. 7/1/2023, and applicable to health care services provided on or after July 1, 2023.