Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

I. CCVS attestation,J. CVK. DEA certification.8.11 Emergency PrivilegesDefinition:For the purpose of this section, an "emergency" is defined as a condition in which serious permanentharm would result to a patient or in which the life of a patient is in immediate danger and any delay inadministering treatment would add to that danger.8.11.1 In an emergency, any Practitioner, who is a member of the Medical Staff or AffiliatedStaff, to the degree permitted by his/her license and regardless of service or staff status or lack of it, willbe permitted and assisted to do everything possible to save the life of a patient, using every facility of thehospital necessary, including calling for any consultation necessary or desirable.8.12 Disaster Privileges (Refer to Safety & Emergency Manual: Emergency Operations Plan8.12.1 Disaster privileges may be granted to Licensed Independent practitioners who are notmembers of the Medical Staff or Affiliated Health Staffat Arkansas Children's Hospital and who do notpossess Medical Staff privileges once the Emergency Management Plan is activated and if availableACH staff are unable to handle immediate patient care needs.8.12.2 The Chief Executive Officer, Chief of Staff, Medical Director, or their designee(s) areresponsible for granting disaster privileges to volunteer licensed independent practitioners.8.12.3 ACH is not required to grant disaster privileges to any individual and such decisionsshould be made on a case-by-case basis.8.12.4 The Medical Staff is responsible for overseeing the performance of each volunteerlicensed independent practitioner during a disaster. It is highly desirable, but not required, thatmonitoring of individuals granted disaster privileges will be by direct observation by a credentialedpractitioner. If direct observation is not conducive to the situation, Medical Record review or mentoringmay also be sources of monitoring.8.12.5 Before thePractitioner is considered eligible to function as a volunteer licensedindependent practitioner, they must present a valid government-issued photo identification; e.g., driver’slicense or passport and at least one of the following:A. A current picture ID card from a health care organization that clearly identifiesprofessional designation.27