Section 250.1240  Surgical Privileges

a)         Surgical privileges shall be delineated for each member of the medical staff (i.e., a Doctor of Medicine, M.D.; Doctor of Osteopathy, D.O.; Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, D.P.M.; or Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.D.S.) who has been granted surgical privileges in accordance with the competence of each such member of the medical staff.  A file specifying the surgical privileges of each of these members shall be available in the operating room and in the files of the Hospital Administration Department.

b)         Policies and procedures shall identify which surgical procedures necessitate a second hospital-credentialed physician to assist in the surgical procedure.

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 13913, effective November 15, 1999)