California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 2282.5

(1) Establishing, in medical staff bylaws, rules, or regulations, criteria and standards, consistent with Article 11 (commencing with Section 800) of Chapter 1 of Division 2, for medical staff membership and privileges, and enforcing those criteria and standards.

(2) Establishing, in medical staff bylaws, rules, or regulations, clinical criteria and standards to oversee and manage quality assurance, utilization review, and other medical staff activities including, but not limited to, periodic meetings of the medical staff and its committees and departments and review and analysis of patient medical records.

(3) Selecting and removing medical staff officers.

(4) Assessing medical staff dues and utilizing the medical staff dues as appropriate for the purposes of the medical staff.

(5) The ability to retain and be represented by independent legal counsel at the expense of the medical staff.

(6) Initiating, developing, and adopting medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations, and amendments thereto, subject to the approval of the hospital governing board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(1) Selecting and removing medical staff officers.

(2) Assessing medical staff dues and utilizing the medical staff dues as appropriate for the purposes of the medical staff.

(3) The ability to retain and be represented by independent legal counsel at the expense of the medical staff.