Examples of Emergency Privileges in a sentence
The VP and CEO, the President of the Clinical Staff, or the Chair of the Credentials Committee may grant Emergency Privileges for the period required to supplement normal patient care services during the emergency as more specifically provided in the Credentials Manual.
Every practitioner practicing at UH by virtue of Medical and Dental Staff membership or otherwise shall in connection with such practice, be entitled to exercise only those clinical privileges specifically recommended by the Medical and Dental Staff in accordance with the process provided herein and granted by the Board of Trustees, except as may be provided in these Bylaws with respect to Temporary, Interim and/or Emergency Privileges.
Section 6.4 Emergency Privileges For the purposes of this Section, an “emergency” is defined as a condition in which serious or permanent harm would result to a patient (or other individual) or in which the life of a patient (or other individual) is in immediate danger and any delay in administering treatment would add to that danger.
Emergency Privileges shall automatically terminate upon alleviation of the emergency situation.
Washington Regional recognizes three (3) categories of temporary clinical privileges: Emergency Privileges, Disaster Privileges, and Temporary Privileges.
With the exception of Emergency Privileges, as provided for in Article V of these Bylaws, the granting of membership in the Medical Staff shall confer no particular clinical privileges.
The Chief Executive Officer, the President of the Clinical Staff or the Chair of the Credentials Committee may grant Emergency Privileges for the period required to supplement normal patient care services during the emergency as more specifically provided in the Credentials Manual.
Emergency Privileges may be granted by the President of the Medical Staff, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Medical Officer, the appropriate Department Chairman or the Chair of Emergency Medicine (or their designee) to Physicians who are not Members of the Medical Staff in case of an emergency upon the recommendation of the department chair and with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Medical Officer (or their designees).
Locum Tenens practitioners will be assigned the medical staff category of Associate – Clinical Privileges Only.3.4-3 Emergency Privileges.
A Practitioner exercising Emergency Privileges is obligated to summon all necessary consultative assistance and to arrange for appropriate follow-up care.