Emergency Procedures & Critical Care Flashcards
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Under Joint Commission standards, when may a hospital grant disaster privileges to volunteer licensed independent practitioners?
Answer: Only when the Emergency Operations Plan has been activated and the hospital cannot meet immediate patient needs
Disaster privileges require both activation of the Emergency Operations Plan and an inability to meet immediate patient needs.
Who typically has the authority to grant disaster privileges per Joint Commission standards?
Answer: The CEO, medical staff president, or their designee(s) identified in the medical staff bylaws
The bylaws must identify the individuals responsible for granting disaster privileges, typically the CEO or medical staff president or designees.
What is the minimum identification a volunteer practitioner must present before receiving disaster privileges?
Answer: A valid government-issued photo ID plus at least one additional acceptable credential such as a current license or DMAT identification
Joint Commission requires a valid government-issued photo ID plus at least one other acceptable form of identification or verification.
Within what timeframe must primary source verification of licensure be completed for a practitioner granted disaster privileges, absent extraordinary circumstances?
Answer: 72 hours from when the volunteer presents to the organization
Licensure must be primary source verified as soon as the disaster is under control or within 72 hours of the volunteer presenting.
If primary source verification of a disaster volunteer's license cannot be completed within the required timeframe due to extraordinary circumstances, what must the hospital do?
Answer: Document why verification could not be performed, evidence of the practitioner's ability to continue care, and attempts to verify as soon as possible
Extraordinary circumstances require documentation of the reasons, demonstrated ability to provide care, and continued verification efforts.
How must a hospital distinguish volunteer practitioners who hold disaster privileges from regular staff?
Answer: Through a method defined by the hospital, such as a distinct identification badge
The hospital must have a means to readily distinguish volunteers with disaster privileges from its own staff, commonly a special ID badge.
Which method is acceptable for overseeing the professional performance of practitioners holding disaster privileges?
Answer: Direct observation, mentoring, or clinical record review as defined by the medical staff
The medical staff must describe an oversight mechanism such as direct observation, mentoring, or clinical record review.
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