HB 1855 -- Physician Privileges at Hospitals

Sponsor:  Schaaf

This bill prohibits a hospital from requiring a physician to
agree to make patient referrals to the hospital or any
hospital-affiliated facility as a condition of receiving medical
staff membership or medical staff privileges at the hospital.  A
hospital cannot refuse to grant medical staff membership or
privileges or participatory status in the hospital because the
physician or his or her partner, associate, employee, or family
member provides medical or health care services at, has an
ownership interest in, or has a leadership position on the
medical staff of another hospital, hospital system, or health
care facility.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm