
Professional Liability Insurance for Physician Assistants
As a physician assistant, you face a unique set of legal risks. Because you work so closely with your supervising physician (and often several physicians), you’re more likely to be named in a malpractice lawsuit. That’s why it’s important for you to have financial protection against anything that may jeopardize your livelihood. Your employer’s professional liability coverage is focused on protecting your employer. You need coverage that is focused on insuring you.
With malpractice insurance for physician assistants offered through HPSO, you will receive insurance from an organization with more than 20 years of experience defending healthcare professionals.
As a physician assistant, coverage through HPSO provides you with the following expanded features and benefits:
Professional Liability Coverage
Covers you, up to $1 million each claim, for amounts that you become legally obligated to pay as a result of a professional liability claim arising out of a covered medical incident.
Covers you, up to $5 million annual aggregate, for all covered claims in the policy period.
License Protection – up to $25,000 annual aggregate
If your client, a spouse, family member, etc. complains about you to a state licensing board, you could face the challenge of defending your practice and license—and thousands of dollars in legal fees. A policy through HPSO will reimburse you up to the applicable limit for your defense of disciplinary charges and other covered expenses arising out of a covered incident.
Defendant Expense Benefit – up to $25,000 annual aggregate, up to $1,000 per day
Your policy through HPSO will reimburse you up to the applicable limit for lost wages and covered expenses incurred when you attend a required trial, hearing, or proceeding as a defendant in a covered claim.
Deposition Representation – up to $10,000 annual aggregate
A patient or client is injured at the facility where you work. You are not named in the lawsuit, but you receive a subpoena for testimony during the policy period. Your coverage through HPSO will pay for attorney’s fees of an attorney designated by the insurer as a result of your required appearance at a deposition that arises out of professional services
Personal Liability Coverage – up to $1 million annual aggregate
Defense Attorney Provided
With your own individual coverage, you’ll have your own defense attorney designated by the insurer to represent you in court, when necessary. Legal fees will be paid for covered claims, in addition to your liability limits - WIN OR LOSE.
Assault Coverage – up to $25,000 annual aggregate
Personal Injury Coverage
Covers you, up to the applicable limits of liability, for covered claims arising from allegations of slander, libel, assault and battery, and other alleged personal injuries arising through the performance of your professional services.
Medical Payments – up to $25,000 per person, up to $100,000 annual aggregate
Damage to Property of Others – up to $10,000 annual aggregate
First Aid Expenses – up to $10,000 annual aggregate
Sexual Misconduct/Abuse – up to $25,000 annual aggregate
Information Privacy Coverage (HIPAA) – up to $25,000 annual aggregate
- People today are very conscious of their privacy. Most are aware of the protection they receive under the HIPAA laws. This coverage reimburses you for costs to notify patients of a breach of confidential personal information in compliance with privacy protection laws. It also covers HIPAA fines and penalties that you become legally obligated to pay as a result of a covered proceeding.
- Premium Financing
- Premium financing is available through AFCO Insurance Premium Finance. Pay 15% of your total annual premium up front. The balance is divided into ten equal installments, with the first payment due in 30 days. Please call 1-800-982-9491 to apply. Finance charges do not apply to the initial down payment, just to the installment payments.
In addition, a professional liability insurance policy through HPSO is portable, so you can take it with you wherever you go. Whether you have a second job, volunteer, move, or change jobs, your policy is there to help insure you.
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Questions? Check out the FAQs for physician assistants.
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