Section 481.51.5. Medical staff.

         51.5(1) A roster of medical staff members shall be kept.

         51.5(2) All hospitals shall have one or more licensed physicians designated for emergency call service at all times.

         51.5(3) A hospital shall not deny clinical privileges to physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, osteopaths or osteopathic surgeons, dentists, certified health service providers in psychology, physician assistants, advanced registered nurse practitioners or pharmacists licensed under Iowa Code chapter 147, 148, 148C, 149, 152, 153, or 155 or section 154B.7 solely by reason of the license held by the practitioner or solely by reasons of the school or institution in which the practitioner received health care education or postgraduate training if the health care education or postgraduate training was accredited by an organization recognized by the council on postsecondary accreditation or an accrediting group recognized by the United States Department of Education.

         51.5(4) A hospital shall establish and implement written criteria for the granting of clinical privileges. The written criteria shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the:

            a.               Ability of the applicant to provide patient care services independently or appropriately in the hospital;

            b.               License held by the applicant to practice;

            c.               Training, experience, and competence of applicant;

            d.               Relationship between the applicant’s request for privileges and the hospital’s current scope of patient care services;

            e.               Applicant’s ability to provide comprehensive, appropriate and cost-effective services.

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