Resources for California Physician Health Committees

California Medical Association Guidelines for Physician Well-Being Committees (January, 2005)

This comprehensive 21-page document prepared by CMA Legal Department covers all pertinent areas starting with medical staff bylaws and JCAHO Standard MS2.6, continuing through committee policies and procedures, through monitoring, confidentiality and peer review protections.

Federation of State Physician Health Programs Physician Health Program Guidelines (December, 2005 Edition)

The sections of this 29-page guideline document are

- General Guidelines

- Substance Abuse Disorders

- Management of Other Psychiatric Disorders

- Evaluations

- Treatment Programs

CSAM Recommendations for Contents of Evaluation Reports and the Qualifications of Physicians Who Conduct Evaluations of Health Care Professionals (March 2008)

The sections of this 8-page document are:

- The list of items that should be in the report of a basic substance abuse evaluation and additional items that should be included when an extended evaluation is indicated

- The list of information that should be provided in advance to the evaluator

- The qualifications of the physicians who conduct evaluations

Workgroup on Physician Health Programs (CMA/CSAM/CPA/CHA/KPMG)
Joint Interim Guidelines from the Workgroup on Physician Health (February 2009)
The closure of the Diversion Program left well-being committees without the central resource on which they had relied. They must now find alternative and appropriate resources for the functions required as part of professional assistance activities. A Workgroup on Physician Health Programs, a coalition of stakeholders that includes CSAM, the California Medical Association (CMA), California Psychiatric Association (CPA) and the California Hospital Association (CHA), is working toward establishment of a state-wide physician health program that will fill this need, but until it is in place physician health committees should be sure that the necessary functions are carried out effectively. The information in this document is designed to help make informed choices among possible providers of services. The sections are

- How Well-Being Committees Work

- What Well-Being Committees Should Look For In Providers of Services

- References

Document does not give a list of service providers from which committee members can choose.