§ 5-54-26 Hospital responsibility to takeaction based upon adverse information received. – (a) Whenever a hospital receives information from the board pursuant to §5-54-23(3)that indicates that the privileges of a physician assistant or otherhealth care professional have been suspended, revoked, or limited at anotherhospital, the receiving hospital shall within thirty (30) days initiate apreliminary inquiry into whether the privileges of the affected physicianassistant or other health care professional at the receiving hospital should besuspended, revoked, or limited, based upon review of the exercise of privilegesat the receiving hospital, unless the information indicates that any adverseaction with respect to privileges was administrative in character.
(b) Any hospital receiving information described insubsection (a) of this section may take any one or more of the followingcourses of action in addition to the action required in subsection (a) of thissection, any one of which shall discharge its responsibility under this chapterto monitor the qualification and fitness of physician assistants and otherhealth care professionals on its medical staff:
(1) In any case that has been referred to the board, to awaitfinal disposition of the board, and to take further action that is consistentwith sanctions, if any, imposed by the board;
(2) In any case in which the matter has resulted in thesuspension, revocation, or restriction of privileges at any other hospital, toadopt the factual findings of the other hospital, and to impose the suspension,revocation, or restriction in privileges that the receiving hospital deemsappropriate, if any, in light of these factors; or
(3) In any case, to conduct a formal inquiry, in accordancewith applicable procedural requirements, to determine what action, if any,should be taken with respect to the privileges of the physician assistant orother health care professional.
(c) No hospital, or officer, employee, physician assistant orother health care professional associated with these shall be liable to anyphysician assistant or other health care professional for any action taken inaccordance with subsection (a) or (b) of this section when the action was madein good faith.
§ 5-54-26 Hospital responsibility to takeaction based upon adverse information received. – (a) Whenever a hospital receives information from the board pursuant to §5-54-23(3)that indicates that the privileges of a physician assistant or otherhealth care professional have been suspended, revoked, or limited at anotherhospital, the receiving hospital shall within thirty (30) days initiate apreliminary inquiry into whether the privileges of the affected physicianassistant or other health care professional at the receiving hospital should besuspended, revoked, or limited, based upon review of the exercise of privilegesat the receiving hospital, unless the information indicates that any adverseaction with respect to privileges was administrative in character.
(b) Any hospital receiving information described insubsection (a) of this section may take any one or more of the followingcourses of action in addition to the action required in subsection (a) of thissection, any one of which shall discharge its responsibility under this chapterto monitor the qualification and fitness of physician assistants and otherhealth care professionals on its medical staff:
(1) In any case that has been referred to the board, to awaitfinal disposition of the board, and to take further action that is consistentwith sanctions, if any, imposed by the board;
(2) In any case in which the matter has resulted in thesuspension, revocation, or restriction of privileges at any other hospital, toadopt the factual findings of the other hospital, and to impose the suspension,revocation, or restriction in privileges that the receiving hospital deemsappropriate, if any, in light of these factors; or
(3) In any case, to conduct a formal inquiry, in accordancewith applicable procedural requirements, to determine what action, if any,should be taken with respect to the privileges of the physician assistant orother health care professional.
(c) No hospital, or officer, employee, physician assistant orother health care professional associated with these shall be liable to anyphysician assistant or other health care professional for any action taken inaccordance with subsection (a) or (b) of this section when the action was madein good faith.
§ 5-54-26 Hospital responsibility to takeaction based upon adverse information received. – (a) Whenever a hospital receives information from the board pursuant to §5-54-23(3)that indicates that the privileges of a physician assistant or otherhealth care professional have been suspended, revoked, or limited at anotherhospital, the receiving hospital shall within thirty (30) days initiate apreliminary inquiry into whether the privileges of the affected physicianassistant or other health care professional at the receiving hospital should besuspended, revoked, or limited, based upon review of the exercise of privilegesat the receiving hospital, unless the information indicates that any adverseaction with respect to privileges was administrative in character.
(b) Any hospital receiving information described insubsection (a) of this section may take any one or more of the followingcourses of action in addition to the action required in subsection (a) of thissection, any one of which shall discharge its responsibility under this chapterto monitor the qualification and fitness of physician assistants and otherhealth care professionals on its medical staff:
(1) In any case that has been referred to the board, to awaitfinal disposition of the board, and to take further action that is consistentwith sanctions, if any, imposed by the board;
(2) In any case in which the matter has resulted in thesuspension, revocation, or restriction of privileges at any other hospital, toadopt the factual findings of the other hospital, and to impose the suspension,revocation, or restriction in privileges that the receiving hospital deemsappropriate, if any, in light of these factors; or
(3) In any case, to conduct a formal inquiry, in accordancewith applicable procedural requirements, to determine what action, if any,should be taken with respect to the privileges of the physician assistant orother health care professional.
(c) No hospital, or officer, employee, physician assistant orother health care professional associated with these shall be liable to anyphysician assistant or other health care professional for any action taken inaccordance with subsection (a) or (b) of this section when the action was madein good faith.
