Section 17.24. Hospital affiliations

(a) Under section 2 of the act (63 P. S. § 422.2), affiliation shall require Board approval. In order to determine whether to grant approval, the Board will require the following:

(1) A list of hospital affiliations indicating with which medical colleges or other accredited health care institutions a hospital has working arrangements and whether or not the affiliation is a comprehensive one or is limited to specific departments of medicine and surgery.

(2) A general description of the implementation of the affiliation in the working relationships of the institutions involved.

(3) Copies of affiliation agreements.

(b) The Board shall be notified by the hospitals when the affiliations are discontinued.

The provisions of this § 17.24 adopted January 2, 1987, effective December 31, 1986, 17 Pa.B. 24.