CPCS CPCS Locum Tenens and Temporary/Disaster Privileging 2

Question 1

Under CMS emergency preparedness rules, disaster privileging allows a hospital to credential practitioners rapidly during a declared emergency. What documentation must the hospital obtain as soon as reasonably practicable?

Accepted Answer

Government-issued photo ID and evidence of current licensure

Answer

During a disaster, CMS requires the hospital to obtain a government-issued photo ID and evidence of current licensure as the minimum documentation for emergency credentialing.

Question 2

The Joint Commission's disaster privileging standards allow a hospital to rely on which document from a practitioner's primary hospital to grant privileges during an emergency?

Accepted Answer

An identification card issued by a licensed hospital confirming current privileges

Answer

TJC allows hospitals to rely on a current hospital-issued ID card from the practitioner's primary facility as sufficient evidence to grant disaster privileges.

Question 3

How long after the disaster declaration must a hospital complete full primary source verification for practitioners granted emergency privileges under TJC standards?

Accepted Answer

Within 72 hours or as soon as the immediate situation is under control

Answer

TJC requires that full primary source verification be completed within 72 hours or as soon as the situation is no longer an immediate threat to life, whichever comes first.

Question 4

A staffing agency provides locum tenens credentials for a practitioner. What is the hospital's responsibility regarding primary source verification?

Accepted Answer

The hospital remains responsible for primary source verification regardless of agency attestation

Answer

The hospital retains ultimate responsibility for primary source verification even when using a staffing agency; agency attestations do not replace hospital verification obligations.

Question 5

Which entity's policies typically define the scope of practice for a locum tenens provider placed at a hospital?

Accepted Answer

The hospital's medical staff bylaws and delineation of privileges

Answer

The hospital's medical staff bylaws and granted delineation of privileges define what the locum tenens provider may do at that facility, not the staffing agency contract.

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CPCS CPCS Locum Tenens and Temporary/Disaster Privileging 2