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The Rules provide the means to implement and give effect to the Medical Staff Bylaws, and govern the day to day management of Medical Staff affairs, and nothing in them shall alter the intent and purpose of the Bylaws.
The Rules shall also govern the conduct of the Medical Staff as it relates to Facilities, Programs and Professional Services operated by Covenant Health. COV is committed to involving the Medical Staff in the creation and revision of COV policies which are applicable to the Medical Staff.
Practitioners are responsible to review and remain informed regarding new or revised Bylaws, Rules and COV policies which are applicable to, or of importance to, the Medical Staff. Notification of new and revised Bylaws, Rules and COV policies is the responsibility of the COV Medical Affairs and the Portfolio of the Vice-President, Medicine & Chief Medical Officer, Covenant Health.
Part 2 Medical Organizational Structure
2.1 Medical Administrative Leadership Positions
2.3 Medical Executive Committee
2.4 Facility Medical Advisory Committee
Part 3 Rules
3.1 Practitioner Workforce Plan and Recruitment
3.2 Accountability to Facility Medical Director
3.3 Medical Staff Appointment and Clinical Privileges
3.4 Performance Assessment to Move from Probationary Staff to Active Staff
3.5 Periodic Review
3.6 Orientation and Activation of Clinical Privileges
Part 4A Patient Care
4.0 Covenant Health Patient Care and Practitioner-Related Provisions
4.1 Admission of Patients
4.2 Attendance Upon Patients
4.3 Practitioner's Orders
4.4 Informed Patient Consent
4.5 Leaving Against Advice
4.6 Discharge Planning-Bed Management-Bed Utilization
4.7 Levels of Care Designation (Including "Do Not Resuscitate" Orders)
4.8 Patient Death
4.9 Autopsies
4.10 Organ and Tissue Procurement
Part 4B Practitioner-Related Provisions
4.11 On-Call and Service Coverage
4.12 Practitioner Patient Care Rounds in Acute Care Facilities
4.13 Supervision of Medical Students and Residents
4.14 Practitioner-Supervised Health Professionals
4.15 Designation of Most Responsible Practitioner/Transfer of Responsibility
4.16 Absence from Clinical Practice in Covenant Health Sites of Clinical Activity
4.17 Medical Ethics
4.18 Research
4.19 Disruptive Behaviour in the Health Care Workplace
Part 4C Documentation, Records and Record Keeping
4.20 Personal Directives
4.21 Health Records
Part 4D Other
4.22 Disaster Planning/Emergency Preparedness
4.23 Pharmacy
4.24 Communicable Diseases
Appendix B Definitions from the Medical Staff Bylaws
Appendix C Medical Staff Appointments & Clinical Privileges Process Chart
Appendix D: Flowchart For Covenant Health Process For Triggered Initial Assessment, Triggered Review & Hearing Process