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1995 SESSION
LD4789443Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 32.1-127.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 32.1-127.3. Immunity from liability for certain free health care services.
A. No A hospital employee who renders health care services at
his place of employment and within the limits of his licensure or
certification, or, if such employee is not required to be licensed or
certified pursuant to Title 54.1, within the scope of his employment, shall
not be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting
from the rendering of such services to a patient of a clinic which is
organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services
without charge unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence
or willful misconduct. Such clinic shall have on record written agreements
with each hospital providing such services, and immunity shall apply only to
those services provided by the hospital without charge.
B. For the purposes of Article 5.1 (§ 2.1-526.1 et seq.) of Chapter 32 of Title 2.1, any personnel employed by a hospital licensed pursuant to this article and rendering health care services pursuant to subsection A shall be deemed an agent of the Commonwealth and to be acting in an authorized governmental capacity with respect to delivery of such health care services if (i) the hospital has agreed in writing to provide health care services at no charge for patients referred by a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (ii) the employing hospital is registered with the Division of Risk Management, and (iii) the employee delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the clinic from which the patient is referred. The premium for coverage of such hospital employees under the Risk Management Plan shall be paid by the Department of Health.
C. A dentist or dental hygienist licensed in accordance with Chapter 27
(§ 54.1-2700 et seq.) of Title 54.1 who renders services as such, without
charge, at a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of
services without charge [ or at minimal charge for administrative
costs ] shall not be liable for civil damages for any act or
omission resulting from the rendering of health care services in the area of
dentistry or dental hygiene, as those terms are defined in § 54.1-2700,
unless the act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
C D. The provisions of this section shall only apply to health
care personnel providing care pursuant to subsections A and, B
and C during the period in which such care is rendered. Moreover, no
officer, director or employee of any such clinic, or the clinic itself, as
described in subsection A this section shall, in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct, be liable for civil damages resulting
from any act or omission relating to the providing of health care services
without charge to patients of the clinic.