§ 900.194 — Does Ftca Coverage Extend To Services Provided Under A Staff Privileges Agreement With A Non-ihs Facility Where The Agreement Requires A Health Care Practitioner To Provide Reciprocal Services To The General Population?

Yes. Those services are covered, as long as the contractor's health care practitioners do not receive additional compensation from a third party for the performance of these services and they are acting within the scope of their employment under a self-determination contract. Reciprocal services include:

(a) Cross-covering other medical personnel who temporarily cannot attend their patients;

(b) Assisting other personnel with surgeries or other medical procedures;

(c) Assisting with unstable patients or at deliveries; or

(d) Assisting in any patient care situation where additional assistance by health care personnel is needed.