42 USC 11135 - Duty of hospitals to obtain information

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 11135.

Duty of hospitals to obtain information

(a)

In general

It is the duty of each hospital to request from the Secretary (or the agency designated under section 11134(b) of this title), on and after the date information is first required to be reported under section 11134(a) of this title)— 1

 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not appear.

(1)

at the time a physician or licensed health care practitioner applies to be on the medical staff (courtesy or otherwise) of, or for clinical privileges at, the hospital, information reported under this subchapter concerning the physician or practitioner, and

(2)

once every 2 years information reported under this subchapter concerning any physician or such practitioner who is on the medical staff (courtesy or otherwise) of, or has been granted clinical privileges at, the hospital.

A hospital may request such information at other times.

(b)

Failure to obtain information

(c)

Reliance on information provided

(Pub. L. 99–660, title IV, § 425, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3790.)

cite as: 42 USC 11135