37-3-802. Purpose -- establishment of program. (1) The purposes of this part are to:
(a) provide primary outpatient care to individuals eligible for medicare or medicaid by retired physicians at affordable prices;
(b) keep the elderly or infirm in their homes longer; and
(c) provide home health care visits for patients who have difficulty in traveling.
(2) The board shall adopt rules to establish the program. The rules must provide procedures for enrolling retired physicians in the health corps and procedures under which physicians or health care facilities may refer medicare or medicaid patients to members of the health corps.