3.1.3 Controlled substances
a . DEA or Nevada Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substance Registration ( CSR ) certificate : Whenever a practitioner ’ s United States Drug Enforcement Agency ( DEA ) or Nevada Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substance Registration ( CSR ) certificate is revoked , limited , or suspended , the practitioner will automatically and correspondingly be divested of the right to prescribe medications covered by the certificate , as of the date such action becomes effective and throughout its term .
b . Probation : Whenever a practitioner ’ s DEA or Nevada Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substance Registration ( CSR ) certificate is subject to probation , the practitioner ’ s right to prescribe such medications shall automatically become subject to the same terms of the probation , as of the date such action becomes effective and throughout its term .
3.1.4 Medical record completion requirements : A practitioner will be considered to have voluntarily relinquished the privilege to admit new patients or schedule new procedures whenever s / he fails to complete medical records within time frames established by the MEC . This relinquishment of privileges shall not apply to patients admitted or already scheduled at the time of relinquishment , to emergency patients , or to imminent deliveries . The relinquished privileges will be automatically restored upon completion of the medical records and compliance with medical records policies . If the medical records are not completed within fifteen ( 15 ) calendar days after receipt of special notice , the practitioner will be deemed to have voluntarily resigned from the Medical Staff .
3.1.5 Professional liability insurance : Failure of a practitioner to maintain professional liability insurance in the amount required by state regulations and medical staff and Board policies and sufficient to cover the clinical privileges granted shall result in immediate automatic suspension of a practitioner ’ s clinical privileges . If within 60 calendar days of the suspension , the practitioner does not provide evidence of required professional liability insurance ( including prior acts coverage for any period during which insurance was not maintained ), the practitioner shall not be considered for reinstatement and shall be considered to have voluntarily resigned from the medical staff . The practitioner must notify the medical staff office immediately of any change in professional liability insurance carrier or coverage .
3.1.6 Medical Staff dues / special assessments : Failure to promptly pay medical staff dues or any special assessment shall be considered an automatic suspension of a practitioner ’ s appointment . If within sixty ( 60 ) calendar days after written warning of the delinquency the practitioner does not remit such payments , Medical Staff membership shall be automatically terminated .
3.1.7 Felony conviction : A practitioner who has been convicted of or entered a pleas of “ guilty ” or “ no contest ” or its equivalent to a felony relating to controlled substances , illegal drugs , insurance or healthcare fraud or abuse , violence , or abuse ( physical , sexual , child , or elder ) in any jurisdiction , shall be automatically terminated from the medical staff membership and privileges shall be terminated . Such relinquishment shall become effective immediately upon such conviction or plea regardless of whether an appeal is filed .
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