42 CFR § 6.4 - Covered individuals.

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title: "42 CFR § 6.4 - Covered individuals."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "6.4"
section_name: "Covered individuals."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "6"
part_name: "FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT COVERAGE OF CERTAIN GRANTEES AND INDIVIDUALS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sections 215 and 224 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 216 and 233."
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# 6.4 Covered individuals.

(a) Officers and employees of a covered entity are eligible for coverage under this part.

(b) Contractors of a covered entity who are physicians or other licensed or certified health care practitioners are eligible for coverage under this part if they meet the requirements of section 224(g)(5) of the Act.

(c) An individual physician or other licensed or certified health care practitioner who is an officer, employee, or contractor of a covered entity will not be covered for acts or omissions occurring after receipt by the entity employing such individual of notice of a final determination by the Attorney General that he or she is no longer covered by this part, in accordance with section 224(i) of the Act.