Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-2-.08 - Volunteers in Medicine
(1) Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this rule a not for
profit or non-profit agency, institution, corporation or association is one
that exempt from federal taxation and provides medical services for indigent
patients in this State.
(b)
Medically underserved areas/medically underserved populations mean those areas
and populations that are designated as such by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of
Primary Health Care.
(c)
Non-compensated employ means employment in which the physician has no
expectation of payment or compensation for any medical services rendered, or
any compensation or payment to the physician, either direct or indirect,
monetary or in-kind, for the provision of medical services.
(2) The Board may issue in its
discretion and without examination, a special medical license to qualifying
physicians for the sole purpose of practicing medicine in the noncompensated
employ of public, not for profit, or nonprofit agencies, institutions,
corporations, or associations that provide medical services solely to indigent
patients in medically underserved or critical need population areas of the
State.
(3) Volunteer licenses may
be issued to persons who:
(a) Possess a
current license to practice medicine in good standing in any medical licensing
jurisdiction in the United States; or,
(b) Have retired from the full or part-time
practice of medicine and, prior to retirement, maintained a license to practice
medicine in good standing in any medical-licensing jurisdiction in the United
States.
(c) For purpose of this
rule "good standing" shall mean that the applicant has had no disciplinary
action taken against his/her license by any state, and has not let his/her
license in any state expire or become inactive during an investigation by a
state medical board into allegations relating to his/her practice of medicine
or during a pending disciplinary action.
(4) Applicants for a volunteer license must
complete an application form approved by the Board. Applications must be
complete, including all required documents, signatures and seals.
(5) Applicants must furnish the following
evidence:
(a) A copy of his or her medical
degree, if not previously licensed in this State;
(b) Proof of licensure in good standing in
the applicant's current and/or all prior licensing jurisdictions on a form
approved by the Board;
(c) A
notarized verification of employment form completed by the applicant's employer
documenting the applicant's agreement not to receive compensation for any
medical services he or she may render while practicing under this
Chapter;
(d) If the employer is
other than a public employer, documentation that the employer is a not for
profit or non-profit agency, institution, corporation or association that
provides medical services only to indigent patients in this State;
(e) Evidence of compliance with the Board's
continuing medical education requirements.
(f) An affidavit that the applicant is a
United States citizen, a legal permanent resident of the United States, or that
he/she is a qualified alien or non-immigrant under the Federal Immigration and
Nationality Act. If the applicant is not a U.S. citizen, he/she must submit
documentation that will determine his/her qualified alien status. The Board
participates in the DHS-USCIS SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification
for Entitlements or "SAVE") program for the purpose of verifying citizenship
and immigration status information of non-citizens. If the applicant is a
qualified alien or non-immigrant under the Federal Immigration and Nationality
Act, he/she must provide the alien number issued by the Department of Homeland
Security or other federal immigration agency.
(6) Before the Board considers an
application, an inquiry shall be made by the staff to the National Practitioner
Data Bank (NPDB).
(7) Applicants
who are not in compliance with the Board's continuing medical education
requirements, but are otherwise qualified to obtain a volunteer license, shall
receive a nonrenewable temporary license to practice under this rule for a
period of six (6) months.
(8) The
volunteer license will limit practice to the non-compensated employ of the
public agency or institution, or not for profit agency, not for profit
institution or not for profit association who provided notarized verification
of employment pursuant to paragraph 5 (c) of this rule.
(9) Volunteer licensees are not permitted to
perform any surgical procedure.
(10) Volunteer licenses are not subject to
application, licensure or renewal fees.
(11) Volunteer licensees shall at all times
meet the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice.
Volunteer licenses shall be subject to disciplinary provisions of O.C.G.A.
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(12) Except as provided in paragraph (7),
volunteer licenses issued under this Chapter will expire on the last day of the
month in which the applicant's birthday falls as provided by Rule
360-2-.05. In addition to the renewal
requirements of Rule
360-2-.05, the renewal applicant must
provide evidence of continued employment in the non-compensated employ of
public, not for profit, or nonprofit agencies, institutions, corporations, or
associations that provide medical services solely to indigent patients in
board. Those applicants who cannot establish such continued employment are not
eligible to renew their volunteer licenses.
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