contract or resolution and provide a report of its findings and recommendations to the Administration within thirty( 30) days of the request.
( 5) As part of its review, the MEC( or subcommittee) may obtain relevant information concerning quality of care and service matters from( a) members of the applicable specialty and / or clinical service involved,( b) members of other specialties who directly utilize or rely on the specialty and / or clinical service in question, and( c) Administration. However, the actual terms of any such exclusive arrangement or employment contract, and any financial information related to them, including but not limited to the remuneration, will neither be disclosed to the MEC nor discussed as part of the MEC’ s review.
( 6) Administration will notify existing members who may be adversely affected by the exclusive contract or resolution, including members who may be adversely affected in a limited way, that they may present any information that they deem relevant to Administration for its consideration. To the extent the MEC is aware of other member( s) who may be adversely affected, the MEC will inform Administration so that Administration can provide notice to such member( s). Members who choose to submit information to Administration must do so within thirty( 30) days of receiving notice from Administration.
( 7) Upon consideration of the information from the MEC and the information submitted by existing members who may be adversely affected by the exclusive contract or resolution, the Administration will make its final recommendation to the Board regarding whether to enter into the exclusive contract or enact the resolution.
( 8) Thereafter, the recommendation of Administration, along with the information received from the MEC and the information submitted by existing members who may be adversely affected by the exclusive contract or resolution, will be forwarded to the Board for final action. The Board, at its discretion, may invite existing members who may be adversely affected to meet with the Board.
( 9) If the Board determines to enter into the exclusive contract or enact the resolution, any existing member of the Medical Staff who will be adversely affected will be notified that they are ineligible to continue to exercise the clinical privileges covered by the exclusive contract or resolution. The ineligibility will begin as of the effective date of the exclusive contract or Board resolution and will continue for as long as the contract or resolution is in effect.
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