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Protecting and promoting the health and safety of the people of Wisconsin

Volunteer Health Care Program

Bejack Lor

Provider Recruitment Coordinator

June 30, 2015



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Agenda

• Wis. Stat. § 146.89– History, key points

• 2013 Wis. Act 344– Additional health

care professions• 2013 Wis. Act 241

– Transfer of administration

– Out-of-state providers

– Annual report• FAQ and time slot for

other questions• Renewal cycle



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Wis. Stat. § 146.89

• Created in 1990.• A person in a specified health care profession

may submit a joint application, together with a participating school or nonprofit agency, to participate in the program.

• Participating volunteer health care providers are considered agents of the state for limited purposes.



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2013 Wis. Act 344

• 2013 Wis. Act 344 adds several categories to the list of health care professionals eligible to participate in the volunteer health care provider program. The Act also makes changes regarding the administration of the program.

• The Act went into effect in April 2014.



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Health Care ProfessionalsEligible to Participate

– State-licensed physicians

– Dentists– Dental hygienists– Registered nurses– Practical nurses

– Nurse-midwives– Optometrists– Physician assistants– Pharmacists– Chiropractors– Podiatrists



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– Physical therapists– State-certified

dietitians– Certain nurse

practitioners

– People who perform certain functions of pharmacy technicians



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After 2013 Wis. Act 344, additional categories– Licensed psychologists– Social workers who hold state social worker

certificates– Licensed marriage and family therapists– Licensed professional counselors– Advanced practice nurses who are certified

to issue prescription orders


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2013 Wis. Act 241:Transfer of Administration

• 2013 Wis. Act 344 transfers the primary administration of the VHCP from the Department of Administration (DOA) to the Department of Health Services (DHS)

• Online database and management system:https://dhsapps.health.wisconsin.gov/VHCP


https://dhsapps.health.wisconsin.gov/VHCP


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2013 Wis. Act 344 and 241: Credentialing

• All nonprofit agencies must assume the responsibility for approving individuals to be volunteer health care providers

• All nonprofit agencies must research and validate an individual’s credentials before submitting the joint application to be a volunteer health care provider


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2013 Wis. Act 241:Out-of-State Providers

• Allows health care providers who are properly licensed, certified, or registered in another state or territory to participate in Wisconsin’s VHCP if they meet certain requirements

• No out-of-state provider may provide services under the VHCP for more than 60 days in any 90-day period

• No out-of-state dentists or dental hygienists may participate in the VHCP


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• Wis. Stat. § 146.89(3)(i) requires nonprofit agencies to prepare and submit an annual report

• Reports will be entered into the VHCP every January

• Nonprofit agencies will include the types and number of health care services (total number of visits and/or number of patients) they provided

2013 Wis. Act 241:Annual Report


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• Volunteer participants will include the types of service provided, the total number of hours of service, and whether there will be a change in hours (increase, decrease, or remain the same) the following year

• Registered Volunteer Health Care Program agency contacts may prepare and submit the volunteer reports, in place of the provider

2013 Wis. Act 241:Annual Report


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• Primarily is defined as having “more than half” (Note: if you have more uninsured patients than insured patients, you fall under primarily uninsured patients)

• Uninsured is defined as “not having any health insurance” and should not be confused with underinsured (Note: patients who have BadgerCare or a high deductible plan are considered insured)

Frequently Asked Questions:Terminology


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• Underinsured is defined as having insurance, but the insurance is inadequate to cover certain health needs

• Scope of practice is the description of procedures, actions, and processes that the health care profession is permitted to perform according to the terms of the health care profession’s license

Frequently Asked Questions:Terminology


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• Out-of-state providers with sufficient liability coverage are not eligible for the VHCP coverage

• Wis. Stat. § 893.82:– provides the attorney general with adequate time to

investigate claims that might result in judgments to be paid by the state

– places a limit ($250,000) on the amounts recoverable in civil actions or civil proceedings against any state officer, employee, or agent

Frequently Asked Questions:Liability Coverage


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Frequently Asked Questions:Schools

• Wis. Stat. § 146.89(3r)(c)4 states that any school in the VHCP would not be able to provide any contraceptive article (e.g., drug, medicine, mixture, instrument, or device used to prevent a pregnancy)

• Out-of-state providers are not covered for schools


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Annual Renewal Cycle

• The renewal cycle is January 1 to January 31 annually

• You may register volunteers at any time but will renew their coverage every January– Example: You register volunteer John in October of

2015. In January of 2016, you renew all your volunteers, including John.


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Questions

“The only bad question is a question not asked.”

Bejack Lor

Primary Care Office:

[email protected]

VHCP contact:

[email protected]

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