§ 10-14-3.5-20 — Health facility credentialing and privileging not affected

Indiana § 10-14-3.5-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 14: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 3.5: Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners

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(a) As used in this section:
(1) "credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the
qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care,
or services in or for a health facility; and
(2) "privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate
authority, such as a governing body, of a health practitioner to
provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility
subject to limits based on factors that include license, education,
training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized
skill.
(b) This chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging
standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility
from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency
declaration is in effect.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.