Dedicated Hearing Panel Clause Samples

Dedicated Hearing Panel. 1. If the DIO elects to use a Dedicated Hearing Panel, the DIO shall appoint at least three (3) members to the panel. Dedicated Hearing Panel members must be willing to commit six (6) or more hours per day on consecutive days, with the exception of weekends and holidays (unless otherwise stipulated by the parties), for the purpose of hearing evidence, engaging in deliberations and reaching a decision. 2. The Dedicated Hearing Panel may be comprised of five (5) practitioners, but in no event less than three (3) practitioners. The DIO also shall appoint alternate candidates for membership on the Dedicated Hearing Panel, usually two (2) in number. All members shall have M.D. or D.O. licenses, unless the Physician in Training does not have an M.D. or D.O. license. In such cases, whenever feasible, at least one member of the Dedicated Hearing Panel shall hold the same type of license as the Physician in Training. Whenever feasible, at least one member should practice the same specialty as the affected Physician in Training. 3. The DIO, in his or her sole discretion, may solicit Dedicated Panel members from this medical staff, other medical staffs, medical societies, national medical boards, external peer review agencies or any other medical organization of good reputation. No more than two years may have elapsed since the panel member was last engaged in clinical, administrative or academic medicine. 4. All potential Dedicated Panel members shall be subject to voir dire by the Physician in Training and the training program and may be challenged for good cause. The Hearing Officer shall have the discretion to rule on whether a potential panel member may serve on the Dedicated Hearing Panel. 5. Knowledge of the matter shall not automatically disqualify a potential panel member. 6. Dedicated Hearing Panel members may be paid by the hospital or their fees split between the parties. In the event that the payment is not split between the parties, the Physician in Training shall agree in writing that payment to the Dedicated Hearing Panel members shall not be used as a means to argue bias in any later quasi- judicial or judicial challenges.