§ 5-54-26. Hospital responsibility to take action 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 other healthcare professional
have been suspended, revoked, or limited at another hospital, the receiving hospital
shall within thirty (30) days initiate a preliminary inquiry into whether the privileges
of the affected physician assistant or other healthcare professional at the receiving
hospital should be suspended, revoked, or limited, based upon review of the exercise
of privileges at the receiving hospital, unless the information indicates that any
adverse action with respect to privileges was administrative in character.
(b) Any hospital receiving information described in subsection (a) may take any one or
more of the following courses of action in addition to the action required in subsection
(a), any one of which shall discharge its responsibility under this chapter to monitor
the qualification and fitness of physician assistants and other healthcare professionals
on its medical staff:
(1) In any case that has been referred to the board, to await final disposition of the
board, and to take further action that is consistent with sanctions, if any, imposed
by the board;
(2) In any case in which the matter has resulted in the suspension, revocation, or restriction
of privileges at any other hospital, to adopt the factual findings of the other hospital,
and to impose the suspension, revocation, or restriction in privileges that the receiving
hospital deems appropriate, if any, in light of these factors; or
(3) In any case, to conduct a formal inquiry, in accordance with applicable procedural
requirements, to determine what action, if any, should be taken with respect to the
privileges of the physician assistant or other healthcare professional.
(c) No hospital, or officer, employee, physician assistant, or other healthcare professional
associated with these shall be liable to any physician assistant or other healthcare
professional for any action taken in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) when the
action was made in good faith.