This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.

This means that, for covered services within our approved scope of project, medical malpractice claims are handled through the Federal Tort Claims Act process administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

For more information about FTCA coverage, visit the HRSA website: https://bphc.hrsa.gov/compliance/ftca.