Draft
Out-Of-State Charity Care Act
Section 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the Out-of-State Charity Care Act.
Section 2. Licensing exemptions related to free medical clinics. Any health care professional authorized by law to provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without being licensed under any Act administered by {insert department}, provided that the health care professional:
(a) is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to practice the profession by, any state or territory of the United States;
(b) is in good standing in the state or territory he, she or it is licensed or authorized to practice;
(c) restricts his, her or its licensed or authorized services and duties solely to the provision of care or service at a free medical clinic;
(d) provides only the care or services that the individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide by any state or territory of the United States; and
(e) provides a copy of his, her or its current out-of-state license or authorization to practice to the free medical clinic, which shall retain the copy for 2 years.
Section 3. {Severability Clause.}
Section 4. {Repealer Clause.}
Section 5. {Effective Date.}
Approved by the ALEC Board of Directors October 18, 2012