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APPROVAL OF MEDICAL CENTER CLINICAL STAFF BYLAWS, DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY OVER MEDICAL CENTER CLINICAL POLICY TO THE MEDICAL CENTER CLINICAL STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AUTHORIZATION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COVERAGE.

WHEREAS, the Medical Center Operating Board serves as the governing body for the University of Virginia Medical Center; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with certain legal and accreditation requirements, the Clinical Staff of the Medical Center has been established, inter alia, to provide a system of governance for the Clinical Staff, including a mechanism for reviewing and evaluating the qualifications of applicants and re-applicants to the Medical Center Clinical Staff and responsibility for the provision of quality clinical care delivered by the Clinical Staff throughout Medical Center facilities; and

WHEREAS, at its July 2002 meeting, the Medical Center Operating Board directed the Medical Center to proceed with revisions to the Clinical Staff Bylaws; and

WHEREAS, the Clinical Staff of the Medical Center has adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws which provide for the internal governance of the Medical Center Clinical Staff, including the requirements for membership on the Clinical Staff and removal therefrom; and

WHEREAS, the Clinical Staff Bylaws create a Clinical Staff Executive Committee to serve as the executive committee of the Clinical Staff, with the responsibility for overseeing the quality of the clinical care delivered within the Medical Center and adopting appropriate clinical policy for the Medical Center;

RESOLVED that the Medical Center Operating Board approves the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Clinical Staff of the University of Virginia Medical Center dated September 19, 2002, and delegates to the Clinical Staff Executive Committee the authority to oversee the quality of clinical care delivered within the Medical Center and the authority for the adoption and enforcement of clinical policy throughout the Medical Center; and

RESOLVED FURTHER that each member of the Clinical Staff of the University of Virginia Medical Center shall maintain professional liability insurance coverage in an amount sufficient to meet the legal limitations for malpractice actions set forth in Virginia Code Section 8.01-581.15, as such may be amended from time to time.