S.B. 252
         HOSPITAL CREDENTIALING AMENDMENTS

Senate Committee Amendments

Amendment 4 March 1, 2013 3:10 PM



Senator Ralph Okerlund proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 4, Lines 115 through 119 :    

             115          (7) A hospital or integrated health system that violates the provisions of this section:
             116          (a) has violated standards of operation for the hospital;
  and      

             117          (b) may be held liable to the physician in a private right of action for the violations,
             118      including proximately caused damages
{   ; and

             119          (c) may be subject to regulatory action by the department.   }
  .      


2.    Page 4, Line 119 :    

             119          
{   (c)   }        (b)       may be subject to regulatory action by the department.


3.    Page 5, Line 123 :    

             123      association with a group holding the contract.
 

    (9) Nothing in this section prohibits a hospital from entering into an exclusive contract for services that are performed in the hospital if the exclusive contract is between the hospital and a physician or physician group that is not employed by:
    (i) the hospital; or
    (ii) an integrated health system affiliated with the hospital.  

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