Notwithstanding subchapter XXIII of Chapter 6 of Title 1 [§ 1-623.01 et seq.], a volunteer health practitioner who is providing health services in the District pursuant to this chapter, or who is traveling to or from the District to provide such services, and who is not covered by workers’ compensation insurance, shall be considered an employee of the District government for purposes of any medical workers’ compensation benefits concerning any injury incurred in traveling or providing the services. Benefits for volunteer health practitioners are limited to those medical benefits provided to District government employees under § 1-623.03. If a practitioner is a participant or beneficiary of a health benefits plan or similar plan, the medical benefits under that plan are primary to the medical benefits under this section, and medical benefits under this section are reduced by the benefits under that plan.
(July 1, 2010, D.C. Law 18-184, § 12, 57 DCR 3655.)
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 12 of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 23C - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners
§ 7–2361.02. Applicability to volunteer health practitioners
§ 7–2361.03. Regulation of services during emergency
§ 7–2361.04. Volunteer health practitioner registration systems
§ 7–2361.05. Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states
§ 7–2361.06. No effect on credentialing and privileging
§ 7–2361.07. Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services; unauthorized practice sanctions
§ 7–2361.08. Relation to other laws
§ 7–2361.09. Regulatory authority
§ 7–2361.10. Civil liability for volunteer health practitioners; vicarious liability