§ 5-37-29 - Hospital responsibility to take action based upon adverse information received.
SECTION 5-37-29
§ 5-37-29 Hospital responsibility to takeaction based upon adverse information received. – (a) Whenever a hospital receives information from the board pursuant to §5-37-9(3), or from another hospital pursuant to § 5-37-28, that indicatesthat the privileges of a physician or other health care professional have beensuspended, revoked, or limited at another hospital, the receiving hospitalshall within thirty (30) days initiate a preliminary inquiry into whether theprivileges of the affected physician or other health care professional at thereceiving hospital should be suspended, revoked, or limited, based upon areview of the exercise of privileges at the receiving hospital, unless theinformation received indicates that any adverse action with respect toprivileges was administrative in character.
(b) Any hospital receiving information described insubsection (a) of this section may take any one or more of the followingcourses of action, in addition to any action that is required under subsection(a) of this section, any one of which discharges its responsibility under thischapter to monitor the qualifications and fitness of physicians and otherhealth care professionals on its medical staff:
(1) In any case that has been referred to the board, to awaitfinal disposition of the board, and to take any further action that isconsistent with sanctions, if any, imposed by the board;
(2) In any case in which the matter has resulted in thesuspension, revocation or restrictions of privileges at any other hospital, toadopt the factual findings of the other hospital, and to impose any suspension,revocation, or restriction in privileges as the receiving hospital deemsappropriate, if any, in light of the facts; or
(3) In any case, to conduct a formal inquiry, in accordancewith applicable procedural requirements, to determine what action, if any,should be taken with respect to the privileges of the physician or other healthcare professional.
(c) No hospital, or officer, employee, physician, or otherhealth care professional associated with the hospital is liable to anyphysician or other health care professional for any action taken in accordancewith subsection (a) or (b) of this section when that action was made in goodfaith.