Section 2 .
Medical Staff Membership 2.1 Nature of Medical Staff Membership
Membership on the Medical Staff of the Hospital is a privilege that shall be extended only to professionally competent physicians ( M . D . or D . O .), dentists , oral and maxillofacial surgeons , and podiatrists who continuously meet the qualifications , standards , and requirements set forth in these Bylaws and associated rules , regulations , policies , and procedures of the Medical Staff and the hospital .
2.2 Qualifications for Membership
The qualifications for Medical Staff membership are delineated in the Credentialing & Privileging Manual .
2.3 Nondiscrimination
The hospital will not discriminate in granting staff appointment and / or clinical privileges on the basis of national origin , race , gender , religion , disability unrelated to the provision of patient care or required Medical Staff responsibilities , or any other basis prohibited by applicable law , to the extent the applicant is otherwise qualified 1 .
2.4 Conditions and Duration of Appointment
The Board shall make initial appointment and reappointment to the Medical Staff . The Board shall act on appointment and reappointment only after the Medical Staff has had an opportunity to submit a recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee ( MEC ). Appointment and reappointment to the Medical Staff shall be for no more than thirty-six ( 36 ) calendar months .
2.5 Medical Staff Membership and Clinical Privileges
Requests for Medical Staff membership and / or clinical privileges will be processed only when the potential applicant meets the threshold eligibility criteria approved by the Board . Membership and / or privileges will be granted and administered as delineated in the Credentialing & Privileging Manual of these Bylaws .
Medical and Advanced Practice Provider Staff members will be privileged at all Renown Health Hospitals where the privileged services are provided . Members may choose to practice only at select hospitals . Members shall fulfill their call coverage responsibilities at hospitals where they have agreed to practice . However , privileges will remain intact in the case the member elects to see a patient , at their discretion , at one of the other hospitals .
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