SECTION D. ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF SECTION
There shall be a section which shall be known as the Organized Medical Staff Section. The organized medical staff section shall represent physicians on the medical staffs of acute care hospitals located in New York State; of psychiatric inpatient facilities maintained by the State of New York or its political subdivisions; and of hospitals with inpatient programs certified by the New York State Office of Mental Health; and of other health facilities and delivery systems. The Council shall establish the criteria for representation of health facilities and delivery systems in the organized medical staff section.
The purpose of the Organized Medical Staff Section shall be to offer education and assistance to physicians and their medical staff organizations and to represent their interests and concerns.
Membership in the MSSNY Organized Medical Staff Section shall be those MSSNY physician members in good standing who are physician members of their respective hospital medical staff. Conduct, rights and privileges of OMSS membership shall be governed by the Bylaws of the MSSNY. The OMSS may establish its own Bylaws so long as they are not in conflict with the Bylaws of the Medical Society of the State of New York.
The Organized Medical Staff Section shall hold meetings in order to conduct such business as may be necessary. The OMSS shall establish a Governing Council to be elected by the constituents of the OMSS. Any paid member of the OMSS may participate in meetings of the Section.
The organized medical staff section is authorized to be represented in the House of Delegates by one delegate. The method of electing the delegate representing the organized medical staff section shall be determined by the Council.
