ARTICLE 7 AUTOMATIC ACTIONS
7 . A . AUTOMATIC RELINQUISHMENT
( 1 ) Any of the occurrences described in this Section will constitute grounds for the automatic relinquishment of an individual ’ s appointment and clinical privileges . An automatic relinquishment is considered an administrative action , not an adverse professional review action , and , as such , it generally does not trigger an obligation on the part of the Hospital to file a report with the National Practitioner Data Bank .
( 2 ) Except as otherwise provided below , an automatic relinquishment of appointment and privileges will be effective immediately upon actual or special notice to the individual .
7 . A . 1 . Failure to Complete Medical Records :
Failure of an individual to complete medical records , after notification by the medical records department of the delinquency in accordance with applicable policies and rules and regulations , will result in automatic relinquishment of all clinical privileges .
7 . A . 2 . Failure to Satisfy Threshold Eligibility Criteria :
Failure of an individual to continuously evidence satisfaction of any of the threshold eligibility criteria set forth in this Manual will result in automatic relinquishment of appointment and clinical privileges unless a waiver is granted pursuant to Section 2 . A . 2 of this Manual .
7 . A . 3 . Criminal Activity :
The occurrence of specific criminal actions will result in the automatic relinquishment of appointment and clinical privileges . Specifically , an arrest , charge , indictment , conviction , plea of guilty or plea of no contest pertaining to any felony , or to any misdemeanor involving the following will result in an automatic relinquishment : ( a ) Medicare , Medicaid , or other federal or state governmental or private third-party payer fraud or program abuse ; ( b ) controlled substances ; ( c ) illegal drugs ; ( d ) violent act ; ( e ) sexual misconduct ; ( f ) moral turpitude ; or ( g ) child or elder abuse .
7 . A . 4 . Failure to Provide Information :
( a ) Failure of an individual to notify the Medical Staff Office of any change in any information provided on an application for initial appointment or reappointment may result in the automatic relinquishment of appointment and clinical privileges
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