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Here is some sample content from Privileging of Licensed Independent Practitioners During Disaster Events:

	POLICY: It is the policy of the medical staff of Hospital to allow volunteer licensed independent practitioners to provide care and treatment to patients seeking treatment at Hospital in the event of an emergency occurrence known by the term disaster, when the emergency management plan has been activated. Assignation of disaster responsibilities with a modified credentialing and privileging process for eligible licensed independent practitioners shall only be made when: The organization's emergency management plan has been implemented The organization is not able to meet the immediate...
Second excerpt:
	...practitioner. Primary source verification of licensure, certification of registration as defined and required by law and regulation to practice profession must begin as soon as the immediate disaster situation is under control and shall be completed within 72 hours from the initial time the volunteer presents to the organization. The volunteer LIP's name, title and license number if immediately available will be documented by the physician director of the disaster or his/her designee, with...