Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital
Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital
Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital
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3.1 Nature of <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> MembershipARTICLE 3: MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERSHIP3.1.1 Only Physicians and Dentists licensed to practice in the State of <strong>Arkansas</strong>, who candocument their background, experience, training and demonstrated competence, their adherence to theethics of their profession, their good reputation, their ability to work with others, and who attest that theyare physically and mentally qualified to carry out their required professional duties, with sufficientadequacy to assure the <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> and the Board of Directors that any patient treated by them in the<strong>Hospital</strong> will be given a high quality of medical care, shall be qualified for membership on the <strong>Medical</strong><strong>Staff</strong>.3.1.2 No Physician or Dentist shall be entitled to membership on the <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> or to theexercise of clinical privileges in the <strong>Hospital</strong> merely by virtue of the fact that he/she is duly licensed topractice medicine or dentistry in this or any other state, or that he/she is a member of any professionalorganization, or that he/she had in the past, or presently has, such privileges at another hospital.3.1.3 Qualified professionals may apply for membership in the Affiliated Health Professional<strong>Staff</strong>, as described in these <strong>Bylaws</strong>.3.2 Conditions of Membership3.2.1 Acceptance of membership on the <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> shall constitute the staff member'sagreement that he/she will strictly abide by the general principles of medical and/or dental ethics and theCode of Conduct of <strong>Arkansas</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong>, and will conduct professional <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> servicesin a manner that complies with all relevant governmental statutes, rules and regulations.3.2.2 Every application for staff membership shall be signed by the Applicant and shall containthe Applicant's specific acknowledgment of each <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> member's obligations to providecontinuous care and supervision of his/her patients, to abide by the <strong>Bylaws</strong>, Rules andRegulations/policies and procedures of <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>Children's</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> and its <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong>, to acceptcommittee assignments and to accept consultation assignments.3.2.3 As a condition of <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> membership and/or the exercising of clinical privileges,staff members agree to cooperate with for cause drug testing and evaluation for mood-alteringsubstances, if so requested by an officer of the <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> and/or representative of the <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong>Health Committee, and with random drug screening as designed by the <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> Health Committeeand approved by the MSEC. Further, as a condition of <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> membership, Applicants will agreeto abide by the recommendations/contracts set forth by the MSHC.3.2.4 Practitioners, who do not participate in the teaching program, are not subject to denial of<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Staff</strong> membership or limitation of clinical privileges for this reason alone.2