(a) The medical staff's right of self-governance shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Establishing, in medical staff bylaws, rules, or regulations, criteria and standards, consistent with Article 11 (commencing with Section 800) of Chapter 1 of Division 2, for medical staff membership and privileges, and enforcing those criteria and standards. (2) Establishing, in medical staff bylaws, rules, or regulations, clinical criteria and standards to oversee and manage quality
(a) Hospitals shall maintain at least the number of operating rooms in ratio to licensed bed capacity as follows: Licensed Bed Capacity Number of Operating Rooms Less than 25.......................... ..........................One 25 to 99.......................... ..........................Two 100 or more.......................... ..........................Three For each additional 100 beds or major fractions thereof, at least one additional operating room shall be maintained, unless approved to
(a) A committee of the medical staff shall be assigned responsibility for: (1) Recommending to the governing body the delineation of medical privileges. (2) Developing, maintaining and implementing written policies and procedures in consultation with other appropriate health professionals and administration. Policies shall be approved by the governing body. Procedures shall be approved by the administration and medical staff where such is appropriate. (3) Developing and instituting, in conjunction
(a) Clinical laboratories shall be operated in conformance with the California Business and Professions Code, Division 2, Chapter 3 (Sections 1200 to 1322, inclusive) and the California Administrative Code, Title 17, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1, Group 2 (Sections 1030 to 1057, inclusive). (b) All hospitals shall maintain clinical laboratory services and equipment for routine laboratory work, such as urinalysis, complete blood counts, blood typing, cross matching and such other tests as are required by
(a) All hospitals shall maintain a diagnostic radiological service. (b) Written policies and procedures shall be developed and maintained by the person responsible for the service in consultation with other appropriate health professionals and administration. Policies shall be approved by the governing body. Procedures shall be approved by the administration and medical staff where such is appropriate. (c) The responsibility and the accountability of the radiological service to the medical staff
(a) Written policies and procedures shall be developed and maintained by the person responsible for the service in consultation with other appropriate health professionals and administration. Policies shall be approved by the governing body. Procedures shall be approved by the administration and medical staff where such is appropriate. The policies and procedures shall include provision for at least: (1) Preanesthesia evaluation of the patient by an individual qualified to administer anesthesia as
(a)Parties' briefs; time to file (1) Within 30 days after the Supreme Court files the order of review, the petitioner must serve and file in that court either an opening brief on the merits or the brief it filed in the Court of Appeal. (2) Within 30 days after the petitioner files its brief or the time to do so expires, the opposing party must serve and file either an answer brief on the merits or the brief it filed in the Court of Appeal. (3) The petitioner may file a reply brief on the merits or
(a)Purpose and intent The California Code of Judicial Ethics states the circumstances under which an appellate justice must disqualify himself or herself from a proceeding. The purpose of this rule is to provide justices of the Courts of Appeal with additional information to help them determine whether to disqualify themselves from a proceeding. (b)Application This rule applies in appeals in civil cases other than family, juvenile, guardianship, and conservatorship cases. (Subd (b) adopted effective