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  Kansas Locum Tenens (KLT) connects providers with rural and underserved health care employers that need temporary primary care medical coverage. This service provides a great opportunity for providers to:
  Gain experience practicing in a rural or underserved hospital or clinic.
  Earn extra income by providing coverage at times and in locations that fit schedules.
  Help cover for a physician who needs time off for personal or professional reasons, or fill-in when an organization is short-staffed.
  Explore workplace culture first-hand and build connections with a potential future employer.
  KLT Eligible Providers
  Resident physicians, fellows, and faculty from all campuses at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KU) are eligible to provide Primary Care (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and medicine-pediatrics) coverage throught the KLT program. Residents/Fellows can be in any KU program but will be providing primary care coverage only. Other specialty coverage opportunities may be available. Contact our office for details.
  KLT providers must have:
  Medical professional liability insurance with limits of 1 million/3 million (sponsorships available to KU residents and fellows)
  Completed Step 3 and one year of residency, and have program director approval
  Other certifications (ATLS is required for 99% of coverage requests)
  CAQH is sometimes required based on organization
  If you are an eligible provider, click to register as a KLT provider. Residents/Fellows must comply with all KU policies and procedures regarding participation in the KLT program.
  KLT Coverage
  Rural and underserved health care employers, including hospitals, rural ERs, primary care clinics, private practices, and urgent care facilities request KLT coverage. KLT providers sign-up to provide coverage at times and in locations that fit schedules. Most coverages occur over the weekend and range from 48–60 hours on an on-call basis. Monday–Friday clinic coverage and inpatient rounding are also requested.
  KLT Rate Structure
  Each employer sets rates based on fair market value and pays the KLT provider directly. Payment is due two weeks upon completion of service. Late payments incur a $25 per day late fee paid to the KLT provider. In addition, the employer provides off-site accommodations during the coverage. Rural Health Education and Services does not charge an administrative fee to organizations that use KLT service.
  A few examples of recent check amounts for KLT coverages: $3,120; $2,535; $6,371; $4,950; $2,520
  Upon completion of the coverage, the KLT provider submits an invoice to the employer that includes all charges and information as to whom the check should be made payable. The employer sends the remittance for the coverage to the Rural Health Education and Services Kansas City office for final review. If the remittance is for coverage provided by a resident/fellow, the check is then forwarded to them. If a faculty member provided the coverage, the remittance is forwarded to the faculty member's departmental Foundation. The departmental Foundation then reimburses the faculty member.