150.982 Guidelines Regarding the Role of Medical Directors in New York State: MSSNY supports the following Guidelines Regarding the Role of the Hospital Medical Director: (1) The hospital governing body, management and medical staff should jointly determine if there is a need to employ a medical director; establish the
150.981 Maternity and Family Leave for Hospital Medical Staff, Including Residency Programs in New York State: The position of the Medical Society of the State of New York regarding leave policies for physicians in practice or residency training includes as follows: (a) MSSNY urges medical schools, residency training programs, medical specialty boards,
150.980 Services, Provision of on a Seven Day A Week Basis: MSSNY supports the provision of all appropriate services on a seven day a week basis to assure timely evaluation treatment and safe discharge of patients and will encourage hospitals to comply with this policy. (HOD 1996-127; Reaffirmed HOD 2014)
150.979 In-House Testing, Prohibition of Institutions from Mandating: MSSNY believes that institutions should allow physicians to perform any mandated pre-operative testing outside the institution and will encourage institutions to adopt this policy. (HOD 1996-126; Reaffirmed 2014)
150.978 For Profit Hospitals and Nursing Homes: MSSNY will vigorously support current law prohibiting for-profit businesses from entering the New York hospital and nursing home market. (Council 12/18/97; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
150.977 Prohibit Institutions from Mandating In-House Testing: MSSNY will seek measures to prohibit mandatory in-hospital pre-operative testing when those tests, including but not limited to blood and urine, EKGs, chest X-rays, etc are performed in a qualified physician’s office or in a state-and/or CLIA-accredited facility. (HOD 1998-126; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed
150.976 Opposition to the Criminalization of the Infractions of State Statutes and Regulations Regarding Post Graduate Supervision and Staffing: MSSNY will notify all teaching hospitals of the importance of adherence to the requirements of State Statutes and Regulations regarding Post Graduate Supervision and Staffing. MSSNY shall continue to oppose the
150.975 MSSNY to Take All Appropriate Measures to Facilitate Transfers of on-acute Patients to Physicians’ Offices: MSSNY should take all appropriate measures to allow hospital emergency departments to facilitate the transfer of non-acute patients to physicians’ offices in appropriate situations. (HOD 2000-77; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2019 in lieu of res 57)
150.974 Hospital Overcrowding; Developing Statewide Solutions: MSSNY will urge the New York State Department of Health, with input from MSSNY and other interested parties, to analyze data on hospital overcrowding, and make this data available for local initiatives, including public relations and media tactics, and other efforts to mitigate the hospital
150.973 Unified System for Hospital Re-credentialing in New York State: MSSNY will work for legislation requiring all New York State hospitals to use the same standard re-credentialing form, and require the same standard data and/or materials for re-credentialing. MSSNY will work for legislation providing that hospital re-credentialing forms should require the
