§ 16-22-3-9 — Medical staff appointment; eligibility; standards and rules; staff self-government

(a) The governing board may determine
appointments and reappointments to the medical staff and delineate
privileges of the members of the medical staff.
(b) All licensed physicians are eligible for membership on the
medical staff of the hospital, but the board may establish and enforce
reasonable standards and rules concerning the qualifications for the
following:
(1) Admission to the medical staff.
(2) Practice in the hospital.
(3) Retention of membership.
(4) The granting of medical staff privileges within the hospital.
(c) The standards and rules described in subsection (b) may not
discriminate against a licensed physician of any school of medicine but
may, in the interest of good patient care, consider the applicant's
postgraduate medical education, training, experience, and other facts
concerning the applicant that may affect the physician's professional
competence. The rules may include a requirement for the following:
(1) The submission of proof that a medical staff member has
qualified as a health care provider under IC 16-18-2-163.
(2) The performance of patient care and related duties in a manner
that is not disruptive to the delivery of quality medical care in the
hospital setting.
(3) Standards of quality medical care that recognize the efficient
and effective utilization of hospital resources as developed by the
medical staff.
(d) The medical staff shall originate and the board must approve
bylaws and rules for self-government. The bylaws must provide for a
hearing for a physician whose medical staff membership the medical
staff has recommended for termination.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.1-3-7;
16-12.1-5-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.5.