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The organization of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Medical Staff provides a
framework for self-government in conformity with the bylaws, rules and regulations herein stated,
subject to the ultimate authority of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University.

Bylaws Table of Contents

Listing of Bylaws by section within article and page number.

Preamble		2
Article I	Purpose	3
Article II	Organizational Structure	4
	Section 1: The Chancellor	4
	Section 2: Departments	4
	Section 3: Functions of Clinical Chairs	5
	Section 4: Functions of Departments	6
	Section 5: Assignment to Departments	7
	Section 6: Clinical Board	7
	Section 7: Medical Staff Officers	8
	Section 8: Medical Staff Committees	10
	Section 9: Meetings	15
Article III	Membership	17
	Section 1: Qualifications	17
	Section 2: Types of Appointment	18
	Section 3: Conditions and Duration of Appointment	20
	Section 4: Procedure for Appointment	21
	Section 4.1: Procedure for Appointment	27
	Section 5: Reappointment and Change in Staff Category	30
	Section 6: Procedure for Department Chairman and Credentials Committee.	32
	Section 7: Responsibilities of the Credentials Committee	33
	Section 8: Responsibilities of the Appointees	35
	Section 9: Appointments Provisional	37
	Section 10: Factors to be Considered for Reappointment	38
	Section 11: Assignment of Fees	39
Article IV	Clinical Privileges	40
	Section 1: Clinical Privileges, General.	40
	Section 2: Clinical Privileges, Dentist.	41
	Section 3: Other Practitioners	42
	Section 4: Temporary Clinical Privileges	43
	Section 5: Emergency Privileges	45
	Section 6: Cross Credentialing	46
Article V	Voluntary Relinquishment of Clinical Privileges or Medical Staff Membership	47
Article VI	Medical Staff Disciplinary Process	49
Article VII	Hearing and Appellate Review Procedure	55
	Section 1: Initiating of Hearing	55
	Section 2: The Hearing	56
	Section 3: Final Decision.	59
	Section 4: Waiver of Hearing	59
Article VIII	Immunity From Liability	61
	Section 1, Conditions	61
Article IX	Amendments	63
Article X	Rules and Regulations	64
Article XI	Adoption/Signature Page	70