Active or attending status:
(1) physicians who have a significant proportion of their practice at the hospital
(2) have admitting privileges unless in a hospital-based practice such as radiology, pathology or anesthesiology
(3) may have requirements for committee membership or team participation
(4) have full privileges, including the right to vote
Courtesy status:
(1) physicians who admit or practice at the hospital but have the majority of their practice at another facility
(2) do not have the right to vote
(3) do not have requirements to participate in committees or teams
Consulting status:
(1) physicians in a specialty who consult but do not admit
(2) do not have the right to vote
(3) do not have requirements to participate in committees or teams
Provisional status:
(1) physicians who have recently joined the medical staff and in a probationary period
(2) cannot vote and do not have full privileges
Temporary status
(1) privileges assigned for a designated period of time, usually one or more weeks
(2) includes locum tenens
(3) cannot vote
(4) typically do not participate in committees or teams
Honorary or emeritus status:
(1) senior members of the active staff
(2) may be defined by a given number of years with active staff membership
(3) may or may not be retired
