Rule 15-16-1-52.4.8 - Executive CommitteeThe executive committee shall be empowered to act for the professional staff in the intervals between the staff meetings. The committee shall serve as a liaison mechanism between the professional staff and the administration.
1. There shall be a mechanism that assures medical participation in the deliberations of the executive committee.2. The professional staff bylaws, rules and regulations shall define the size, composition, method of selecting members, and frequency of meetings of the executive committee.3. The executive committee shall maintain a permanent record of its proceedings and actions.4. The functions and responsibilities of the executive committee shall include at least the following: a. Receiving and acting upon reports and recommendations from professional staff committees, departments, and services.b. Implementing the approved policies of the professional staff.c. Recommending to the governing body all matters relating to appointments and reappointments, staff categorization and assignments, clinical privileges, and except when such is a function of the professional staff or one of its committees, corrective action.d. Fulfilling the professional staff's accountability to the governing body for the quality of the overall clinical care rendered to patients in the facility; ande. Initiating and pursuing corrective action when warranted, in accordance with the provisions of the professional staff bylaws, rules and regulations.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-52.4.8
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