Volunteer
- Community Health Internships
- Emeritus Physicians
- Volunteer in a Clinic
- Volunteer Limitation of Liability
Limitation of Liability for Medical Professional Volunteers
Limitation of Liability for Medical Professional Volunteers
Charity Care In Your Own Practice
Register with the Board Of Medical Examiners
Oregon House Bill 2554, passed by the 1999 Legislature, limits the liability of Oregon-licensed physicians, physician assistants, and certain other health professionals for injury, death, or other loss that may arise from services they provide without compensation. Register with the BME to see patients in your office.
Get the details & BME Registration form
See also, Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 676.340 Limitations on liability of health practitioners providing health care services without compensation; requirements; exceptions; attorney fees; applicability.
Read: Oregon Revised Statute 676.
Charity Care at a Coalition Clinic
Multnomah County Indemnifcation
MCHD provides indemnification for medical professionals volunteering in a Coalition Clinic. Coalition Clinic staff will ask you to provide the MCHD paperwork below and submit it to the clinic. Clinics will submit the paperwork to MCHD.