Common use of Staffing, Medical Staff Appointments and Clinical Privileges Clause in Contracts

Staffing, Medical Staff Appointments and Clinical Privileges. (a) The Service Provider will reasonably collaborate with AHS regarding any Staff who are also employees or contractors to AHS. In arranging for Practitioners and other Staff to provide the Services, the Service Provider shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the pool of Practitioners and other health care professionals required by AHS or other hospital service providers to provide clinical services within publicly funded hospitals operated in the Province of Alberta is not materially adversely impacted. For the purposes of implementing this provision, the Service Provider will: (i) prior to recruiting any Practitioner or other health care professional then practicing in any hospital in the Province of Alberta, consult with AHS as to the impact such recruitment would have on the ability of AHS (or the party generally operating the hospital, as the case may be) to meet the expected needs of Clients and work collaboratively with AHS to provide notice and transition planning. Where any recruitment by the Service Provider can reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the then current clinical staff at a publicly funded hospital in the Province of Alberta, the Service Provider shall not proceed with the recruitment; and (ii) Give AHS notice of Staff who are also AHS employees or contractors, as set out in Schedule “F”. (b) Subject to Section 7.2(d), Practitioners engaged in performing the Services must be members of the Medical Staff, with a Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges, entitling them to perform surgical services of the type and character of the Services at the Facility. The Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges must be located in the same AHS Zone as the Facility. Where applicable, such Medical Staff Appointment shall have a start and end date. The Medical Staff Appointment must be in the Active Staff category unless otherwise pre-approved in writing by AHS. (c) The Service Provider shall immediately notify AHS if any Practitioner’s status under the Medical Staff Bylaws or Clinical Privileges change.

Staffing, Medical Staff Appointments and Clinical Privileges. ‌ (a) The Service Provider will reasonably collaborate with AHS regarding any Staff who are also employees or contractors to AHS. In arranging for Practitioners and other Staff to provide the Services, the Service Provider shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the pool of Practitioners and other health care professionals required by AHS or other hospital service providers to provide clinical services within publicly funded hospitals operated in the Province of Alberta is not materially adversely impacted. For the purposes of implementing this provision, the Service Provider will: (i) , prior to recruiting any Practitioner or other health care professional then practicing in any hospital in the Province of Alberta, consult with AHS as to the impact such recruitment would have on the ability of AHS (or the party generally operating the hospital, as the case may be) to meet the expected needs of Clients and work collaboratively with AHS to provide notice and transition planningClients. Where any recruitment by the Service Provider can reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the then current clinical staff at a publicly funded hospital in the Province of Alberta, the Service Provider shall not proceed with the recruitment; and (ii) Give AHS notice of Staff who are also AHS employees or contractors, as set out in Schedule “F”. (b) Subject to Section 7.2(d), Practitioners engaged in performing the Services must be members of the Medical Staff, with a Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges, entitling them to perform surgical services of the type and character of the Services at the FacilityServices. The Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges must be located in the same AHS Zone as the Facility. Where applicable, such Medical Staff Appointment shall have a start and end date. The Medical Staff Appointment must be in the Active Staff category unless otherwise pre-approved in writing by AHS. (c) The Service Provider shall immediately notify AHS if any Practitioner’s status under the Medical Staff Bylaws or Clinical Privileges change. (d) Where a Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privilege is not possible or practicable for any Practitioner who provides the Services, that Practitioner may still provide the Services at the Facility if and only so long as the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) that Practitioner submits all information, prior to performing Services, to AHS’ Medical Affairs Office as would be required for a physician to become entitled to become or to remain a member of the Medical Staff in the geographic area where the Facility is located with Clinical Privileges applicable to the Services, together with an undertaking to be bound by the Medical Staff Bylaws insofar as the provision of the Services; (ii) AHS provides prior approval of the Practitioner providing the Services, such approval to be granted or withheld in a manner consistent with the Medical Staff Bylaws; AHS’ determination is made under the process for exceptional and urgent situations under the Medical Staff Bylaws, and this Agreement does not obligate AHS to approve the Practitioner to provide Services without an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges; (iii) that Practitioner complies with all requirements of the Medical Staff Bylaws to the same extent as if he or she were a member of the Medical Staff; and (iv) that Practitioner provides Services on a short term basis as determined in AHS’ discretion.

Staffing, Medical Staff Appointments and Clinical Privileges. (a) The Service Provider will reasonably collaborate with AHS regarding any Staff who are also employees or contractors to AHS. In arranging for Practitioners and other Staff to provide the Services, the Service Provider shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the pool of Practitioners and other health care professionals required by AHS or other hospital service providers to provide clinical services within publicly funded hospitals operated in the Province of Alberta is not materially adversely impacted. For the purposes of implementing this provision, the Service Provider will: (i) prior to recruiting any Practitioner or other health care professional then practicing in any hospital in the Province of Alberta, consult with AHS as to the impact such recruitment would have on the ability of AHS (or the party generally operating the hospital, as the case may be) to meet the expected needs of Clients and work collaboratively with AHS to provide notice and transition planning. Where any recruitment by the Service Provider can reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact the then current clinical staff at a publicly funded hospital in the Province of Alberta, the Service Provider shall not proceed with the recruitment; and (ii) Give AHS notice of Staff who are also AHS employees or contractors, as set out in Schedule “F”. (b) Subject to Section 7.2(d), Practitioners engaged in performing the Services must be members of the Medical Staff, with a Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges, entitling them to perform surgical services of the type and character of the Services at the Facility. The Unless otherwise approved by AHS in writing, the Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges must be located in the same AHS Zone as the Facility. Where applicable, such Medical Staff Appointment shall have a start and end date. The Medical Staff Appointment must be in the Active Staff category unless otherwise pre-approved in writing by AHS. (c) The Service Provider shall immediately shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, after becoming aware, notify AHS if any Practitioner’s status under the Medical Staff Bylaws or Clinical Privileges change.