7. (1) The medical advisory committee of every hospital shall be comprised of, (a) the president, the vice-president, the secretary of the medical staff, the chief of staff, if any, and, in the case of a Group A Hospital, the chief of the dental staff, if any; and (b) such other members of the medical staff as are elected or appointed in accordance with the by-laws of the hospital.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 7 (1). (2) Every medical advisory committee shall, in addition to those matters set out in subsections 34 (7) and 35 (2) and section 37 of the Act, (a) make recommendations to the board concerning, (i) where there is dental, midwifery or extended class nursing staff in the hospital, every application for appointment or reappointment to such staff, (ii) where there is dental, midwifery or extended class nursing staff in the hospital, the hospital privileges to be granted to each member of such staff, (iii) by-laws respecting the medical staff and by-laws respecting the dental, midwifery or extended class nursing staff, if there is such staff in the hospital, (iv) the dismissal, suspension or restrictions of hospital privileges of any member of the medical staff and, of any member of the dental, midwifery or extended class nursing staff, if there is such staff in the hospital, (v) the quality of care provided in the hospital by the medical staff, dental staff, midwifery staff and by the extended class nursing staff, and (vi)  Revoked:  O. Reg. 64/03, s. 5 (1). (vii) the clinical and general rules respecting the medical, dental, midwifery and extended class nursing staff, as may be necessary in the circumstances; (b) supervise the practice of medicine, dentistry, midwifery and extended class nursing in the hospital; (c) appoint the medical staff members of all committees of the medical staff that are established by the board; (d) receive reports from the committees of the medical staff; and (e) advise the board on any matter referred to the medical advisory committee by the board.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 761/93, s. 3; O. Reg. 45/98, s. 3; O. Reg. 64/03, s. 5 (1, 2); O. Reg. 159/17, s. 2. (2.1) Despite subclauses (2) (a) (i), (ii), (iv) and (v), the duties of the medical advisory committee described in those subclauses that relate to the extended class nursing staff of a hospital shall only be performed with respect to those members of the extended class nursing staff who are not employees of the hospital and to whom the board has granted privileges to diagnose, prescribe for or treat patients in the hospital.  O. Reg. 64/03, s. 5 (3); O. Reg. 448/10, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 216/11, s. 2. (3) The medical advisory committee shall hold at least ten monthly meetings in each fiscal year of the hospital.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 7 (3). (4) The medical advisory committee shall report to the medical staff at each regularly scheduled meeting of the medical staff.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 7 (4). (5) The medical advisory committee shall report in writing to the board at each regularly scheduled meeting of the board, respecting the practice of medicine in the hospital.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 7 (5). (6) The medical advisory committee shall appoint one or more members of the medical staff to advise the joint health and safety committee established under the Occupational Health and Safety Act where the committee is requested to do so by the joint health and safety committee.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 965, s. 7 (6). (7) Where the medical advisory committee identifies systemic or recurring quality of care issues in making its recommendations to the board under subclause (2) (a) (v), the medical advisory committee shall make recommendations about those issues to the hospital’s quality committee established under subsection 3 (1) of the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010.  O. Reg. 448/10, s. 2 (2). (8) When reporting to the board under subsection 3 (3) of the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, the quality committee shall consider the medical advisory committee’s recommendations that relate to systemic or recurring quality of care issues.  O. Reg. 448/10, s. 2 (2). Nursing Advisory Committee