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- Position #1: The hospital's primary duty in granting privileges is to protect the public by ensuring competency of health practitioners.
- Position #2: The podiatrist's hospital and surgical privileges should be based on their education, training, and experience.
- Position #3: If board certification is a required element for a podiatrist's hospital or surgical privileges, the requirement should be for certification in their primary specialty.
- Position #4: If a podiatrist lacks sufficient experience to be granted a requested privilege, a process should be offered as a means to demonstrate competence.
- Position #5: Podiatrists are physicians and should be granted privileges to perform a complete history and physical examination.
- Position #6: Podiatrists should be evaluated for privileges on their competence and not discriminated against on the basis of their degree.
- Position #7: Hospitals should not exclude podiatrists who completed previously approved training pathways for membership or privileges.
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American Board of Podiatric Medicine: General Exam Information. Available at: https://www.abpmed.org/files/General%20Examination%20Information.pdf?v=1549388676. Accessed February 14, 2019.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Requirements for Hospital Medical Staff Privileging, November 2004. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/SCletter05-04.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2019.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals, 2008. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/downloads/R37SOMA.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2019.
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Council on Podiatric Medical Education: Standards and Requirements on Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine - Document 120, 2014. Available at: https://www.cpme.org/files/CPME/CPME%20120%20October%202014.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2019.
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AACPM Council of Faculties: Curricular Guide for Podiatric Medical Education, 2014. Available at: http://www.aacpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2014CurriculumGuide.pdf. Accessed February 14, 2019.
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Council on Podiatric Medical Education: Standards and Requirements for Approval of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residencies, 2015. Available at: https://www.cpme.org/files/CPME%20320%20final%20June%202015.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2019.
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American College of Surgeons: Statement on Credentialing and Privileging and Volume Performance Issues; 2018. Available at: https://www.facs.org/about-acs/statements/111-credentialing. Accessed February 7, 2019.
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Social Security Administration: Code of Federal Regulations [42 U.S.C.] Sec. 1861. Available at: https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1861.htm. Accessed February 7, 2019.
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Rogers LC, DellaCorte MP, Stavosky JW, et al: Credentialing Guidelines for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine Supervising Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. JAPMA: 105: 367, 2015.
Hospital and Surgical Privileges for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine
A Position Statement from the American Board of Podiatric Medicine
The Board of Directors of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine approved the following position statement regarding hospital and surgical privileges for doctors of podiatric medicine on February 27, 2019. This statement is based on federal law, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation and Standards of the Joint Commission, and takes into account the current education, training, and experience of podiatrists to recommend best practices for hospital credentialing and privileging.
