Oklahoma Volunteer Charitable Health Care Provider Program (OVCHPP)
About OVCHPP
The Oklahoma Volunteer Charitable Health Care Provider Program (OVCHPP) offers state tort immunity from liability to health care providers who provide care to medically indigent persons at a free clinic, and who are working within the scope of employment of a charitable health care provider. The OVCHPP also offers health care providers state tort immunity from liability in instances where a patient is referred from a free clinic to another charitable health care provider for medical services.
Eligible Charitable Providers
A volunteer professional or a referred volunteer professional must be engaged in the active practice of a medical professional or retired from a medically related profession, if still eligible to provide medically related professional services within this state.
Eligible professions include optometry licensed under 59 O.S. § 493.5, Special Volunteer License to Treat Indigent and Needy Persons - Eligible Volunteers:
How to Apply for an OVCHPP Contract
STEP 1: Complete the OVCHPP Contract Packet
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Complete ALL information highlighted in yellow in the OVCHPP Provider Packet. The packet includes 1) Health Care Provider Application; 2) Charitable Health Care Provider Contract. 3) OSDH Certification of Independent Contractor Status and 4) Clinic Acknowledgment to Maintain Patient Records. |
STEP 2: Complete the Smartsheet Form
2024-2025 Contract Packet
1) Have your completed contract packet ready. You may print and complete this packet to upload or you may complete this packet as an electronic document. This contract packet includes:
- Health Care Provider application
- Charitable Health Care Provider Contract
- OSDH Certification of Independent Contractor Status
2) Complete the Application Form using Smartsheet
3) Upload the completed contract packet in Smartsheet
4) Ensure that the Clinic Acknowledgement to Maintain Patient Records is submitted.
At the end of the Smartsheet submission, an option to be sent a copy of your responses will be available. These should be kept for your records.
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Contact Information
Jana Castleberry
Director, Office of Primary Care & Rural Health Development
(405) 426-8624
JanaC@health.ok.gov
Melanie Reese, MSW
Office of Primary Care Project Manager
(405) 426-8656
Melanie.R@health.ok.gov
Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Physical Address: (appointment required)
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
