Ohio Admin. Code 3335-43-09 - Elected officers of the medical staff of the Ohio state university hospitals
(A) Chief of staff.
The chief of staff shall:
(1) Serve on those committees of the Ohio
state university Wexner medical center board as appointed by the chairperson of
that board.
(2) Serve as vice
chairperson of the medical staff administrative committee.
(3) Provide for communication between the
medical staff and the Ohio state university Wexner medical center board or its
committees in matters of quality of care, education, and research.
(4) Serve as liaison between the Ohio state
university hospitals administration, medical administration, and the medical
staff in all matters of mutual concern within the Ohio state university
hospitals.
(5) In consultation with
the medical directors and the chief medical officer, seek to ensure that the
medical staff is represented and participates as appropriate in any Ohio state
university hospitals deliberation which affects the discharge of medical staff
responsibilities.
(6) Call,
preside, and be responsible for the agenda of all general medical staff
meetings.
(7) Make medical staff
committee appointments jointly with the medical
directors and chief of staff-elect in consultation with the chief executive
officer of the Ohio state health system and the Wexner medical center
board
in accordance with paragraph (D)(1) of
rule 3335-43-10 of the Administrative
Code .
(8) Be spokesperson for
the medical staff in its external professional and public relations.
(9) Serve as chairperson of the nominating
committee of the medical staff.
(B) Chief of staff-elect.
The chief of staff-elect shall:
(1) Serve on those committees of the Ohio
state university Wexner medical center board as appointed by the chairperson of
the Wexner medical center board.
(2) Carry out all the duties of the chief of
staff when the chief of staff is unable to do so.
(3) Oversee the inclusion of changes in the
bylaws, rules and regulations of the medical staff.
(4) Assist the chief of staff with duties
outlined in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(9) of this rule.
(C) Representatives of the medical staff
elected at-large.
There shall be three
(D)
Qualifications of officers.
(1) Officers must
be members of the attending staff at the time of their nomination and election
and must remain members in good standing during the term of their office.
Failure to maintain such status shall immediately create a vacancy in the
office involved.
(2) Chiefs of the
clinical departments shall not be eligible to serve as chief of staff or chief
of staff-elect unless they are replaced in their Ohio state university
hospitals administrative role during the period of their term of
office.
(E) Election of
officers.
(1) All officers (other than
at-large officers) shall be elected by a majority of those voting by electronic
ballot of the attending staff.
(2)
The nominating committee shall be composed of five members. The chief of staff
shall serve on the committee and shall select four other members for the
committee. The chief of staff shall be its chairperson.
(3) Nominations for officers shall be
accepted from any member of the medical staff and shall be submitted either
electronically or in writing to the nominating committee.
(4) The committee's nominees shall be
submitted to all voting members of the attending staff no later than May first
of the election year.
(5)
Candidates for the office of chief of staff-elect shall be listed and each
attending staff member shall be entitled to cast one vote. Candidates for the
at-large positions shall be voted upon as a group. Each voting member of the
attending staff shall be entitled to vote for three at-large candidates. The
three candidates with the highest number of votes shall be elected. A majority
of the votes shall not be necessary.
(6) Automatic removal shall be for failure to
meet those responsibilities assigned within these bylaws, failure to comply
with medical staff rules and regulations, policies and procedures of the
medical staff, for conduct or statements that damage the reputation of the Ohio
state university Wexner medical center, its goals and missions, or programs, or
an automatic termination or suspension of clinical privileges that lasts more
than thirty days.
(F)
Term of office.
(1) The chief of staff and
chief of staff-elect shall each serve two years in office beginning on July
first. The chief of staff-elect shall be elected in the odd numbered years. A
former chief of staff may not succeed the immediately preceding chief of
staff-elect.
(2) The at-large
representatives shall each serve two years, beginning July first. The at-large
representatives may succeed themselves for three successive terms (six years
total), if so elected. Upon completion of the three successive terms, the
representative may not serve again without a period of two years out of office
as an at-large representative. The representative may be elected chief of
staff-elect at any time.
(G) Vacancies in office.
(1) A vacancy in the office of chief of staff
shall be filled by the chief of staff-elect. If the unexpired term is one year
or less, the new chief of staff shall serve out the remaining term in office
and shall then serve as chief of staff for the term for which elected. If the
unexpired term is more than one year, the new chief of staff shall serve out
the remaining term only.
(2)
Vacancies in the office of chief of staff-elect shall be filled by a special
election held within sixty days of the vacancy by the nominating and election
process set forth in paragraph (F) of this rule. The new chief of staff-elect
shall become chief of staff at the end of the term of the incumbent.
(3) Vacancies in the at-large representatives
medical staff positions shall be filled by appointment by the chief of
staff.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3335
Rule Amplifies: 3335.08
Prior Effective Dates: 05/21/1983, 07/01/1984, 08/10/1987, 01/31/1994, 05/26/1995, 06/15/1998, 02/04/2002, 08/19/2002, 06/23/2003, 07/01/2003, 11/21/2005, 03/26/2007, 01/20/2009, 11/23/2009, 08/06/2010, 06/14/2011, 09/16/2012, 04/27/2015, 09/18/2016, 11/12/2020, 12/29/2023
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