Disaster and Emergency Privileging Flashcards
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How long may disaster privileges remain in effect under Joint Commission Standard MS.13.01.01?
Answer: For the duration of the emergency management plan activation or until normal PSV can be completed
Joint Commission does not impose a fixed time limit; disaster privileges may continue as long as the emergency management plan remains activated and normal primary source verification cannot be completed.
Who is typically responsible for officially declaring the internal emergency or disaster that activates a hospital's disaster privileging policy?
Answer: The hospital CEO or their designee
The hospital CEO or designee has the authority to activate the emergency management plan, and that same individual is also authorized under Joint Commission standards to grant disaster privileges once the plan is activated.
Joint Commission does not specify an exact post-disaster deadline for completing primary source verification. What must the hospital's policy include to address this?
Answer: A defined organizational timeframe within which PSV must be completed after the emergency ends
Because Joint Commission sets no fixed deadline, each hospital must define its own post-disaster PSV completion timeframe in policy to ensure timely follow-through.
Another accredited hospital contacts the credentialing department to verify that a practitioner received disaster privileges during a recent emergency. What should the credentialing specialist provide?
Answer: Confirmation that disaster privileges were granted and the scope of those privileges
Sharing confirmation that privileges were granted and their scope supports the credentialing-by-proxy process, enabling the requesting hospital to rely on that verification for its own disaster privileging decision.
Which of the following BEST describes the credentialing specialist's primary role during a disaster privileging event?
Answer: Implementing the disaster privileging policy and maintaining accurate documentation of all practitioners privileged
The credentialing specialist's role is to implement the pre-established disaster privileging policy, collect required documentation from practitioners, and maintain accurate records — not to make unilateral privileging decisions.
An NPDB query is completed after disaster privileges have already been granted, and it reveals significant adverse action history. What is the appropriate response?
Answer: Immediately notify the CEO and medical staff leadership so the privileges can be reviewed and potentially revoked
Patient safety requires prompt action whenever adverse information is discovered about a privileged practitioner; the CEO and medical staff leadership must be notified immediately to determine whether privileges should be continued or revoked.
Managing the collection, tracking, and follow-up documentation for practitioners who received disaster privileges most directly tests which CPCS competency domain?
Answer: Credentialing Information Management
Organizing, tracking, and maintaining accurate practitioner files throughout a disaster privileging event — including post-disaster follow-up — is fundamentally a Credentialing Information Management function.