CHCS Treatment Protocols & Interventions 5

Question 1

Under Joint Commission standards, disaster privileges may be granted when:

Accepted Answer

The Emergency Operations Plan is activated and the hospital cannot meet immediate patient needs

Answer

Disaster privileges are allowed only when the EOP is activated and the organization cannot meet patient needs.

Question 2

After granting disaster privileges, primary source verification of licensure should generally be completed within:

Accepted Answer

72 hours

Answer

TJC expects licensure primary source verification within 72 hours of the volunteer starting work, barring extraordinary circumstances.

Question 3

Temporary privileges to meet an important patient care need for a pending applicant may last no longer than:

Accepted Answer

120 days

Answer

TJC limits temporary privileges for applicants pending approval to 120 days.

Question 4

A physician requests cardiac catheterization privileges, but the hospital has no cath lab. How should the request be handled?

Accepted Answer

Decline it as unavailable at the facility, which is not an adverse action

Answer

Privileges can't be granted for services the organization doesn't provide, and declining for that reason isn't based on competence.

Question 5

A restriction of clinical privileges based on professional competence must be reported to the NPDB when it lasts longer than:

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

Competence-related actions restricting privileges for more than 30 days are reportable to the NPDB.

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