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basis of gender, race , creed , color or national origin, or on any basis which is prohibited by law . 7 . 34 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STAFF MEMBERSHIP AND CLINICAL PRIVILEGES . The terms and conditions of membership in the Medical Staff, and of the exercise of clinical privileges , shall be as specified in the Medical Staff Bylaws and Policy on Appointment, Re-Appointment & Clinical Privileges or as more specifically defined in the notice of individual appointment . Only practitioners appropriately licensed with clinical privileges in the Hospital granted as herein contemplated shall participate in patient care within the Hospital . All members - of the Medical Staff shall be obligated to observe_ all ethical principles promulgated for general application to the member ' s profession and such additional ethical principles as may be adopted by the Board for application within the Hospital. _ - 7 . 3-5 CORRECTIVE ACTION. The Board , the Chief of the Medical _ Staff, the President , such other individuals from or committees of the Hospital or Medical Staff as may be specified in the Medical Staff Bylaws , Policy on Appointment, Re Appointment & Clinical Privileges or Board resolutions , - shall have authority to initiate corrective action with - respect to the membership , privileges or prerogatives of any practitioner or other health care professional providing patient care related services . Such corrective action may include , without limitation, the denial , termination , modification , suspension or reduction of membership , privileges or prerogatives , which corrective action may be made ' immediately effective , but shall be subject . to the hearing and appellate review procedures - to the extent provided pursuant hereto and shall not become final until confirmed by the Board . 7 . 34 PROCEDURE. The procedure to be followed by the Medical Staff and the Board in acting on matters of Medical Staff membership , staff category - and departmental assignments, - privileges , prerogatives and corrective action , may be further specified in the Medical Staff Bylaws , Policy on Appointment, Re Appointment & Clinical Privileges and Board resolutions . - - Section 7 . 4 . FAIR HEARING PROCEDURES . 7 . 44 MEDICAL STAFF. The Board shall require that any action (except with respect to actions relating to temporary privileges , applications submitted by practitioners who are not then members of the Medical Staff or other actions for which specific provision is made in the Medical Staff Bylaws) taken by officials or agencies of the Medical Staff or the Hospital , the effect of which would be to deny , terminate , suspend or otherwise significantly diminish an individual practitioner ' s membership , privileges or . prerogatives , shall be accomplished in accordance with the hearing and appellate review procedures adopted by the Board and as set forth in the Policy on Appointment, Re Appointment & Clinical Privileges . Such procedures shall assure fair treatment and afford opportunity for the presentation of all pertinent information . The Board may , also , in its discretion , cause any action , the effect of which would be the denial in whole or in part of an initial application for membership submitted by a practitioner who is not then a member of the Medical Staff, to be accomplished 17