150.000 HOSPITALS

150.992                 Bed Reductions: SUNSET HOD 2023

150.991                  Physician Credentialing: SUNSET HOD 2013

150.990                    Certificate of Need: MSSNY has insisted on the elimination of the technique utilized by the New York State Department of Health of withholding or delaying Certificates of Need from hospitals (and other institutions) until compliance with other State Health Department regulations is obtained.  It is

150.989               Governing Boards – Medical Staff Physician Representation: In light of recent changes to revised New York State Hospital Code (Part 405) and the resulting increase of hospital governing boards’ focus on quality assurance and clinical resource allocation, the Medical Society of the State of New York reaffirmed

150.988           Economic Credentialing and Medical Staff Privileges: It is the position of MSSNY that: (1)  No hospital or ambulatory facility shall curtail, restrict, or terminate the medical staff privileges of any physician without adherence to established procedures set forth in the medical staff Bylaws, and only after the accordance of due process rights pursuant to

150.987                 Medical Staff Involvement in Development of Plan of Correction: MSSNY adopted the policy that a hospital medical staff must be appropriately involved in the development of a “Plan of Correction” as it pertains to the medical staff. Such involvement should be consistent with existing hospital medical

150.986           Physical Examination for Physicians (Annual): MSSNY continues to meet with the Department of Health and other interested parties to clarify existing issues pertaining to the physical examination requirements under Section 405.(b)(10) of the Health Department regulations. MSSNY takes the following position with regard to the physical examination requirements: (1)

150.985             Incident Reports: MSSNY is working with the Hospital Association of New York State to ensure that a copy of a hospital incident report which has been forwarded to the New York State Department of Health be sent to any physician whose name is included in such incident report.

150.984              Outpatient Medical Services: MSSNY is seeking legislation to provide that practitioners whose practices are supported, sponsored by and financially beneficial to hospital controlled satellite diagnostic and therapeutic facilities be held to the same self-referral standards to which the community-based practitioners are held. (HOD 1993-77; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed

150.983             Faculty/Staff Appointments at Medical Schools: MSSNY supports having the New York State Department of Health develop regulations or legislation that would prevent a hospital from requiring a member of its voluntary staff to resign or accept a faculty appointment at a medial school as a condition of appointment