Medical Staff and Credentialing Transition Activities. Prior to the Closing, Sellers shall report any “professional review action” as defined by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C.§11101 et. seq, that occurred prior to the Closing. Sellers shall cooperate with Buyer in appropriately transitioning any pending professional review Proceeding. Prior to the Closing, Sellers shall also cooperate with Buyer and with any member of the medical staff of any Facility regarding any needed access and/or transfer of information or copies of documents comprising Credentialing and Medical Staff Records as may be reasonably requested in connection with new or adopted credentialing transition activities, including (a) information or copies of documents of any member of the medical staff or any Practitioner with clinical privileges at any Facility (e.g. copies of diplomas, licenses, proof that credentialing verifications were conducted prior to the grant of clinical privileges, or other documentation); (b) a roster of Practitioners who have clinical privileges at each Facility as of the date of such request, along with basic affiliation information about each Practitioner sufficient to allow Buyer to prepare affiliation letters, including dates of affiliation with each Facility and information regarding whether the Practitioner is in good standing, under suspension, or on a performance or conduct improvement plan; (c) Seller-prepared, and on Seller letterhead, initial response letters covering pre- Effective Time dates for any Practitioner, whether in good standing or not in good standing, who as of the date of such request has clinical privileges at any Facility, to be provided by Buyer to requestors; (d) information regarding Practitioners who formerly had clinical privileges at any Facility but who do not as of the date of such request have clinical privileges, if requested by Buyer; and (e) copies of (or permanent access to) Practitioner files of medical staff members to the extent such members will be subject to an assumed credentialing strategy.
