The university board of trustees retains its ultimate sovereign
power and authority over and fiduciary responsibility for all aspects of the
mission and operations of the university Wexner medical center, health sciences
colleges, and clinical health care enterprises.
Under the ultimate authority of the university board of
trustees and consistent with Ohio law, the university board of trustees
authorizes and designates the university Wexner medical center board to act as
a governing body on behalf of the university for certain quality and patient
care matters, for all of the hospitals and clinics of the university. In
accordance with that responsibility, as authorized by the university board of
trustees, the university Wexner medical center board will be responsible for
the following:
(A) Assuring the
quality of patient care throughout the university Wexner medical center,
including the planning and delivery of patient services and formation of
quality assessments, improvement mechanisms and monitoring the achievement of
quality standards and patient safety goals;
(B) Oversight for the purposes of
accreditation and licensure; and
(C) Approval of clinical privileging forms,
medical and dental staff appointments, clinical privileges, medical staff
operations, including the approval, adoption, and amendment of medical staff
bylaws and rules and regulations, and the conducting of peer review and
professional review actions for medical staff and credentialed providers within
university board of trustees-defined and approved parameters.
Any action taken by the board pursuant to the powers and duties
as defined in paragraphs (A) to (C) of this rule shall be taken only by the
voting, non-public members and approved by majority vote thereof.
In addition, in accordance with that
authority and responsibility authorized by the university board of trustees,
and consistent with Ohio law, the university Wexner medical center board shall
serve in a consultative role and shall be responsible for, subject to the
review and approval of the university board of trustees, the
following:
(D)
In addition, in accordance with that authority and
responsibility authorized by the university board of trustees, and consistent
with Ohio law, the university Wexner medical center board shall serve in a
consultative role and shall be responsible for, subject to the review and
approval of the university board of trustees, the following:
(D)(1)
Making recommendations to the university board of trustees, university
president, and executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs
chief executive officer for the Wexner medical
center regarding the development and strategic allocations of resources
of the university Wexner medical center, including operations, fiscal health,
space and facilities management and utilization, personnel, safety and
security, and technology;
(E)(2) Oversight of
extramural affiliations, partnerships, operating agreements, and strategic
business opportunities as approved by the university board of trustees, with
regard to the university Wexner medical center and its affiliated
entities;
(F)(3) Upon recommendation
by the medical staff of university hospitals or the medical staff of the James,
approval of medical staff bylaws amendments and recommendation thereof to the
university board of trustees;
(G)(4) Making
recommendations for approval to the university board of trustees of the purpose
and governance documents of any organization established as an auxiliary
service organization to the university Wexner medical center;
(H)(5)
Monitoring and assisting the university Wexner medical center in its
relationship with the public, affected communities, governmental entities, and
public and private organizations;
(I)(6) Monitoring the
university Wexner medical center integrity and compliance programs as adopted
by the university board of trustees; and
(J)(7) Reviewing strategic
plans, capital and operating budgets of the university Wexner medical center,
and making recommendations for approval to the university board of trustees,
university president, and executive vice president and
chancellor for health affairs
chief executive officer for the Wexner medical
center;.
Subject to the ultimate authority of
the university board of trustees, the university Wexner medical center board
will serve in an advisory and consultative role to the university board of
trustees, university president, and executive vice president and chancellor for
health affairs, with regard to the following areas of operation of the
university Wexner medical center:
(K)(8) Providing general
advice and guidance to the university board of trustees, university president,
and executive vice president and chancellor for
health affairs
chief executive officer for the
Wexner medical center regarding extramural affiliations, operating
agreements and other strategic business opportunities of the university Wexner
medical center; and
(L)(9) Advising the
university board of trustees, university president, and executive vice
president and chancellor for health
affairs
chief executive officer for the Wexner
medical center regarding strategic aspects the university's education and
research programs in the health sciences colleges.
