russeb Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm a soon to be new grad and about to accept a position at a NHSC site. In the contract, it states that I would be covered under the Federal Claims Tort Act. There is no tail coverage provided by the health center. My understanding of the FCTA based on what I've read on the HRSA website is that employees of NHSC sites are insured by the federal government and cannot be sued individually. The website also says I would be protected for all covered activities resulting in allegations of medical malpractice that occured while working for the NHSC site. Does anyone have experience or understanding of malpractice for NHSC sites? Do I need to be concerned that there is no tail coverage or is this sufficient malpractice if I were to leave this job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANJK Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) no need to be concerned - think of the FTCA as an "occurrence" malpractice insurance (so no tail needed - you were covered when the event occurred, rather than when the claim was made) Edited July 25, 2019 by PANJK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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