Changes to HRSA OSVs Regarding FTCA, Chapter 21

HRSA announced October 26, 2023 that for Operational Site Visits (OSVs) with start dates after October 27, 2023, "the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) assessment in the FTCA Deeming Requirements section of the Site Visit Protocol (SVP) was discontinued. Health centers no longer need to provide documentation for that section of the SVP for their OSVs. However, HRSA will continue to assess FTCA requirements through the FTCA deeming and re-deeming processes and through FTCA-specific site visits.".

This announcement does not appear to change any of the FTCA requirements and health centers are still expected to follow the requirements that can be found on HRSA's FTCA Program website.