Tennessee Code 58-2-807 – Effect on credentialing and privileging standards – Waiver or modification of standards
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-2-807
- Credentialing: means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care or services in or for a health facility. See Tennessee Code 58-2-802
- Emergency: means an occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population, or substantial damage to or loss of property. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
- Privileging: means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governing body, of a health practitioner to provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility subject to limits based on factors that include license, education, training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized skill. See Tennessee Code 58-2-802
This part does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency declaration is in effect.