New rules for the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program will be effective on July 7, 2010 
. The revised chapter 88 provides the Department the ability to provide defense and indemnification to individual volunteer health care providers within a specialty health care provider office through the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program. The new chapter also provides clarification in identifying the individual volunteer health care provider, protected clinic, and sponsor entity. Definitions have been added to provide further clarification regarding the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program. Applications, fact sheets, and the website are currently being revised.
The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program (VHCPP) hopes to increase volunteerism by competent health care professionals.
Listed below are the applicable sections of Iowa Code and Administrative Rules as they relate to the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program.
The map identifies clinic locations, hours, and days the individual volunteer healthcare provider may volunteer. The individual volunteer health care provider must have a signed agreement with the identified clinic, location, and hours in which they will be working. Free health care for individuals otherwise unable to pay for services is available at the locations identified on the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program map.
Diane M. Anderson, Program Planner 2
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Local Public Health Services
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 242-6522
Fax: (515) 242-6384