Mercy Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws - Mercy Health

7 Exclusive ContractsSection 7.2. A health professional affiliate may, subject to any licensurerequirement or other legal limitations, participate directly in the medicalmanagement of patients under the supervision of a physician who has beenaccorded privileges to provide such care, and who has ultimateresponsibility for the patient's care.MEC Involvement in Board Decisions to Contract, Define or Limit ServicesExclusive contracts7.1 The Board, after consultation with the MEC, may7.1.1 establish exclusive contractual relationships with any individual or group ofindividuals for the provision of clinical services, or the management ofspecific clinical Departments;7.1.2 close a Department or specialty or limit the number of Practitioners; or7.1.3 define or limit the patient care services to be provided at the Hospital.7.2 Such Board action should take into consideration the efficient management of theHospital; the availability, adequacy and extent of Hospital facilities, adequatelytrained support and monitoring personnel; standards of quality patient care; patientneeds; community needs; and such other criteria as the Board, in consultation withthe MEC, may develop.7.3 Nothing in this section limits the Board’s power to deny Medical Staffappointments or Clinical Privileges in specific cases if the Hospital would beunable to provide adequate facilities, properly trained support personnel ormonitoring of the applicant’s Clinical Privileges or patients.7.4 Exclusive contracts: Exclusive contracts shall only be authorized by specific actionof the Board. The duration, terms and extent of these contracts shall be governedby Board policy.7.4.1 A Member under an exclusive contract (or who is affiliated with agroup under an exclusive contract) with the Hospital must meetand hold continuously all the necessary qualifications of MedicalStaff Membership and Clinical Privileges applicable to thefacilities he or she uses or the services he or she provides.7.4.2 When the Hospital enters into an exclusive contract, Membersmust honor the exclusivity policy and, except in emergencies,arrange for the care of their patients in accordance with theHospital policy and the terms of the applicable agreements.- 33 -