N.D. Cent. Code § 37-17.4-06: No effect on credentialing and privileging

1.In this section:

a."Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility.

b."Privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governing body, of a health practitioner to provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility subject to limits based on factors that include license, education, training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized skill.

2.This chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards during an emergency.