( ii) are within seven years of completion of residency or fellowship training and achieve board certification in their primary area of practice within seven years from the date of completion of their residency or fellowship training as defined by the appropriate specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Osteopathic Association, or the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons( NBPAS) or board approved by the MEC 3 as stated in the delineation of privileges for the that specialty; and
( iii) maintain board certification in their primary area of practice at the Hospital on a continuous basis, and satisfy all requirements of the relevant specialty / subspecialty board necessary to do so;
( 9) satisfy the following professional practice and experience requirements:
( i) demonstrate recent clinical activity in their primary area of practice during the last three years;
( ii) have never had appointment, clinical privileges, or status as a participating provider denied, revoked, suspended, or terminated by any health care entity or professional review body, including a Renown Health Hospital, or health plan for reasons related to clinical competence or professional conduct;
( iii) have never resigned appointment or relinquished clinical privileges during an investigation or in exchange for not conducting such an investigation at any health care facility, including a Renown Health Hospital;
( iv) have never had an application for appointment or clinical privileges not processed, nor had appointment or privileges relinquished, at a Renown Health Hospital or any of its affiliated entities, due to an omission or misrepresentation;
( v) have never been terminated from a post-graduate training program( residency or fellowship for physicians or a similarly equivalent program for other categories of practitioners), nor resigned from such a program during an investigation or in exchange for the program not conducting an investigation;
( vi) not currently be under any criminal investigation or indictment and / or have never been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or
3
The board certification requirement will be applicable to those individuals who apply for initial appointment after January 1, 2006. Members appointed prior to that date will be governed by the board certification requirement in effect at the time of their initial appointment.
4877-0873-6192, v. 3
6