Mercy Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws - Mercy Health

6.2.1 Mercy Health Partners Southwest Ohio has established a division regionwideCCO. The purpose of the CCO is to serve as a central credentialsinformation collection and verification resource with respect toPractitioners who apply for Medical Staff Membership or ClinicalPrivileges at one or more of Mercy’s Hospitals.6.2.1.1.Credentialing information will be verified and may beshared within the Mercy Health Partners of Southwest Ohiosystem and is protected from disclosure in accordance withthe Mercy Health Partners Medical Staff CredentialingManual.6.2.1.2.No Discrimination: The granting, modification or renewalof Clinical Privileges may not be denied to any person onthe basis of age, sex, race, religion, creed, national origin,disability or any other consideration not impacting on theapplicant’s ability to properly exercise the ClinicalPrivileges for which he or she has applied. Standards forcredentialing and privileging will be uniformly applied toall applicants and based on documented training and/orexperience.6.2.1.3.Incomplete or Misrepresented Information: Materialmisstatements, omissions or misleading statements aregrounds for denial of an application or reapplication,without a hearing under the Fair Hearing Plan. Anymisrepresentation or misstatement in, or omissions from anapplication, whether intentional or unintentional, shall because for the application to immediately become null andvoid; thus, resulting in denial of membership and/or clinicalprivileges. In the event that membership has been grantedprior to the discovery of such misrepresentation,misstatement, or omission, such a discovery may result inimmediate termination of membership and/or clinicalprivileges without the right to a fair hearing and an appeal.Incomplete or Misrepresented Information: Materialmisstatements, omissions or misleading statements aregrounds for denial of a request for privileges, without ahearing under the Fair Hearing Plan. Any misrepresentationor misstatement in, or omissions from an application,whether intentional or unintentional, shall may be cause forthe application to immediately become null and void, thus,resulting in denial ineligibility for of membership and/orclinical privileges. In the event this privilege request isdeemed null & void or a misrepresentation or misstatementis discovered on a current Member, such discovery may Inthe event that membership has been granted prior to thediscovery of such misrepresentation, misstatement, oromission, such a discovery may result in immediatetermination of membership and/or clinical privileges uponthe recommendation of the Medical Executive Committeewithout the right to a fair hearing and an appeal. If this- 29 -