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CMMC Medical Staff By-Laws

BYLAWS OF THE MEDICAL STAFF

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PREAMBLE

DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE I. NAME

ARTICLE II. PURPOSES

ARTICLE III. MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERSHIP

• Nature of Medical Staff Membership
  
• Qualifications for Membership
  
• Coverage Responsibilities
  
• Qualification for Privileges
  
• Conditions and Duration of Appointment
  
• Dues and Assessments - Budget
  
• Leave of Absence (LOA)
  
  

ARTICLE IV. CATEGORIES OF THE MEDICAL STAFF AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL STAFF

• The Active Medical Staff
  
• The Senior Active Staff
  
• The Courtesy Medical Staff
  
• The Consulting Medical Staff
  
• The Honorary Medical Staff
  
• The Associate Professional Staff (APS)
  
• General Information
  
• Dependent Practitioners
  
• Independent Practitioners
  
• Podiatrists
  
• Allied Outpatient Staff
  
• Locum Tenens Staff
  
  

ARTICLE V. PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT

• Application for Appointment
  
• Appointment Process
  
• Evaluation of Provisional Appointees
  
• Reappointment Process
  
• Continuing Medical Education
  
  

ARTICLE VI. CLINICAL PRIVILEGES

• Delineation of Clinical Privileges
  
• Temporary Privileges
  
• Emergency Privileges
  
• Reduction or Surrender of Privileges; Resignation
  

ARTICLE VII. CORRECTIVE ACTION

• Investigation
  
• Summary Suspension
  
• Automatic Suspension
  
  

ARTICLE VIII. ACTION ON ADVERSE RECOMMENDATION

• Written Response
  
• Courtesy Staff
  
• Summary Suspension
  
  

ARTICLE IX. OFFICERS

• Officers of the Medical Staff
  
• Qualifications of Officers
  
• Election of Officers
  
• Term of Office
  
• Vacancies in Office
  
• Duties of Officers
  
• Removal
  
  

ARTICLE X. ORGANIZATION OF THE STAFF

• Organization of Departments
  
• Qualifications, Selection, and Tenure of Department and Section Chiefs
  
• Functions/Responsibilities of Department Chiefs
  
• Functions of Section Chiefs
  
• Functions and Responsibilities of Departments/Sections
  
• Assignment to Departments and Delineation of Clinical Privileges
  
  

ARTICLE XI. COMMITTEES & MEETINGS

• Purpose
• General Committee and Meeting Requirements
• Membership
  
• Committees
  
  • Executive Committee of the Medical Staff
    
    • Physician Health Subcommittee
      
  • Bylaws Committee
    
  • Cancer Committee (and Tumor Board)
    
  • Clinical Practice Committee
  • Continuing Medical Education Committee
    
  • The Credentials Committee
    
  • Critical Care Committee
    
  • Emergency Steering Committee
    
  • Human Ethics Committee
    
  • Infection Control Committee
    
  • Institutional Review Board
    
  • Joint Conference Committee
    
  • Medical Records Committee
    
  • Residency Education Committee
    
  • Perinatal Health Committee
    
  • Pharmacy/Transfusion Committee
    
  • Surgical Review Committee
    
  • Surgical Services Committee
    
  • Trauma Committee
    

ARTICLE XII. MEDICAL STAFF MEETINGS

• Regular Meetings
  
• Special Meetings
  
• Quorum
  
• Attendance Requirements
  
• Agenda
  
• Attendance Limited
  
• Voting
  
  

ARTICLE XIII. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT MEETINGS

• Regular Meetings
  
• Special Meetings
  
• Notice of Meetings
  
• Quorum
  
• Manner of Action
  
• Minutes
  
• Attendance Requirements
  

ARTICLE XIV. CONFIDENTIALITY, IMMUNITY, REMEDIES

• Confidentiality
  
• Immunity
  
• Remedies
  
  

ARTICLE XV. RULES AND REGULATIONS

ARTICLE XVI. AMENDMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION

ARTICLE XVII. APPLICABILITY

Approved by the Governing Body on September 26, 2005
Pauline V. Beale, O.D.Chair, CMMC Board of Trustees 

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