Hospital Standards Subcommittees Terms of Reference

 Purpose/Product

Authority

     Central Standards Committee is responsible to establish, supervise and make recommendations regarding hospital standards subcommittees.  Each Hospital Standards Subcommittee may report either to an area standards committee or directly to Central Standards Committee.  Each Hospital Standards Committee may make recommendations directly to Central Standards Committee on any matter pertinent to the monitoring and improvement of the quality of hospital care provided by physicians in Manitoba. 

Appeal Rights

     Pursuant to Article 9.7(b) of By-Law No. 1 decisions of Standards Committees are for the purpose of education and are not subject to appeal.

Composition

     The Subcommittee will consist of between 5 and 7 members.

Term of Office

     Each member of the Subcommittee shall serve a four year term, and shall be eligible to serve for 2 consecutive terms of four years each.

     After a Subcommittee member has served 2 consecutive terms, that member is not eligible to be a Subcommittee member for a period of 2 years.  After the 2 year period, the individual is eligible to serve for a further 2 consecutive terms.