481—51.5(135B) Medical staff.
	51.5(1) A roster of medical staff members shall be kept.
	51.5(2) All hospitals shall have one or more licensed physicians designated for emergency call service at all times.
	51.5(3) A hospital shall not deny clinical privileges as set forth in Iowa Code section 135B.7(2).
	51.5(4) A hospital shall establish and implement written criteria for the granting of clinical privileges that include but are not limited to consideration of the:
	a. 	Ability of the applicant to provide patient care services independently or appropriately in the hospital;
	b. 	License held by the applicant to practice;
	c. 	Training, experience, and competence of the applicant;
	d. 	Relationship between the applicant’s request for privileges and the hospital’s current scope of patient care services;
	e. 	Applicant’s ability to provide comprehensive, appropriate and cost-effective services.
[ARC 7573C, IAB 2/7/24, effective 1/18/24]