Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

A. if no other physician currently on staff has the expertise/privilegesB. for instructional/educational purposes that constitutes an important patient careneed.Physicians requesting these privileges must be licensed to practice in Arkansas or in another state andare under the direct supervision of an Active Staff member.8.10.2 Visiting Faculty/Physicians may be granted privileges for a period not to exceed a total offive (5) days in a six (6) month period. If this time limitation is to be exceeded, the physician must applyfor privileges as established in these Bylaws.8.10.3 Consistent with Arkansas Medical Practices Act, a physician must possess a license topractice medicine in Arkansas if any one of the following is met. The physicianA. provides services for more than an occasional case,B. establishes any regular connection with a hospital, orC. is provided an office or any other place for regular use to render services.8.10.4 The request for Visiting Faculty/Physician will be made in writing by the applicable Chiefof Service (or Section Chief designee) and Chief of Staff (or designee) and approved by the ChiefExecutive Officer (or designee). This request should include identification of the physician for whomthe privileges are requested, the patient or circumstance for requesting privileges as VisitingFaculty/Physician, the scope of privileges being requested, and the dates the physician will be visitingACH.8.10.5 Approval of Visiting Faculty/Physician privileges is contingent upon:A. Completion of a Visiting Faculty Application.B. Completion of delineation of clinical privilegesC. Verification of Medical Staff membership and like privileges at another facility.D. Completion of the Practitioner health questionnaire.E. Primary source verification of licensure in the state in which he/she resides.F. Evidence of active malpractice insurance which includes coverage for the Physicianwhile practicing at ACH.G. Query of the National Practitioner Data Bank.H. OIG sanction check26