Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

written notification of any further challenge(s) to the rule or policy to theChief of Staff.C. The MSEC may appoint a task force to review any challenge andrecommend potential changes to address concerns raised by thechallenge.D. If a task force is appointed, following the recommendation of such taskforce, the MSEC will take final action on the rule or policy.E. Once the MSEC has taken final action in response to the challenge, withor without recommendations from a task force, any medical staffmember may submit a petition signed by twenty percent (20%) of themembers of the active category requesting review and possible change ofa rule, regulation, policy or procedure. Upon presentation of such apetition, the adoption procedure outlined in Paragraph 18.1 will befollowed.If the Medical Staff votes to recommend directly to the Board an amendment to the bylaws or rules andregulations or policy that is different from what has been recommended by the MSEC, the followingconflict resolution process should be followed:A. The MSEC shall have the option of appointing a task force to review thediffering recommendations of the MSEC and the Medical Staff andrecommend language to the bylaws, rules and regulations, or policy thatis agreeable to both the Medical Staff and the MSEC.B. Whether or not the MSEC adopts modified language, the Medical Staffshall still have the opportunity to recommend directly to the Board ofDirectors alternative language. If the Board of Directors receivesdiffering recommendations for bylaws, rules and regulations, or a policyform the MSEC and the Medical Staff, the Board of Directors shall alsohave the option of appointing a task force of the Board of Directors tostudy the basis of the differing recommendations and to recommendappropriate Board action. Whether or not the Board appoints such a taskforce, the Board of Directors shall have final authority to resolve thedifferences between the Medical Staff and the MSEC. (At any point inthe process, the Medical Staff, MSEC, or Board of Directors may utilizean outside source to assist in addressing the disagreement. The finaldecision whether or not to utilize an outside resource, and the processthat will be followed is the responsibility of the Board of Directors.)13.9.1.5 When a Service Chief is unable to attend the MSEC meetings, the Vice-Chiefor other designee should attend for him/her, in which case the Vice-Chief may vote for the Service.62