Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

ARTICLE 13: COMMITTEES13.1 Standing Committees13.1.1 Standing committees of the organized Medical Staff will be the Medical Staff ExecutiveCommittee (MSEC), Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, Medical Staff Leadership Committee,Medical Staff Health Committee, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Quality and Safety Committee,Risk Management and Peer Review Committee, and Patient Care Committee. Other organizedcommittees of the Medical Staff, including those charged with the responsibility for reviewing andevaluating the quality of medical or hospital care, will be specified in Medical Staff Policies andProcedures. Although not designated as “standing” committees in these bylaws, they will, nonetheless,have the full protections afforded organized committees of the Medical Staff pursuant to Arkansas law.13.1.2 In performing the functions set forth in these Bylaws, each standing committee and theirappointed subcommittees are organized committees of the Medical Staff. These Medical Staffcommittees and subcommittees are responsible for reviewing and evaluating the quality of medical orhospital care. All proceedings, minutes, records, or reports of these committees or subcommittees areabsolutely privileged communications and are not subject to discovery or admissible in any legalproceeding.13.2 Appointment to Committees13.2.1 Chairpersons and Medical Staff members of standing committees, except the MSEC, willbe appointed annually by the Chief of the Medical Staff after consultation with the Medical Director, andnotification of the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee. All standing committee chairs will bemembers in good standing of the Active Staff.13.2.2 Special committees may be appointed by the Chief of Staff or MSEC as need arises.13.2.3 The Chief Executive Officer, or designee, will assign Hospital representatives to serve onthe various committees.13.2.4 All committee members will have voting privileges in committee deliberations except exofficio status or otherwise stated within these Bylaws.13.2.5 Multidisciplinary committees of the organized Medical Staff, designated here as“Professional Partnership Committees”, may be formed to determine proposed actions, policies, andprocedures affecting quality of care, treatment, and services of ACH patients. Medical staff will beasked to serve on and chair Professional Partnership Committees. The Patient Care Committee will actas the oversight committee for the Professional Partnership Committees.59