- (a) Members of the staff shall be qualified legally, professionally, and ethically for the positions to which they are appointed.
- (b) To select its members and delineate privileges, the hospital medical staff shall have a system, based upon definite workable standards, to evaluate each applicant and make recommendations to the medical staff and to the governing body regarding appointments.
- (c) Privileges may be extended to duly licensed qualified persons to practice in their appropriate specialty fields only if appropriate to the services provided by the facility.
- (d) Criteria for selection shall be individual character, competence, training, experience, judgement, and comity.
- (e) Under no circumstances shall the accordance of staff membership or professional privileges in the hospital be based solely upon certification, fellowship, or membership in a specialty body or society. All qualified candidates shall be considered by the credentials committee.
- (f) The scope of privileges for each member shall be specifically delineated or the medical staff shall define a classification system. If a system involving classification is used, the scope of the divisions shall be well defined, and the standards which shall be met by the applicant are clearly stated for each category.
- (g) Patient admission quotas or revenue generation minimums shall not be a condition for medical staff appointments or reappointments.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 1555, eff 4-12-95 (emergency)
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2429, eff 6-26-95