Priority 8 patients are those non-service-connected veterans with assets over the levels allowed for Priority 7 or income over the levels used by HUD as the upper limits for housing assistance eligibility.
Gerald M. Eisenberg*. A hospital's medical staff, the independent physician organization. required under state law and accreditation standards,' plays a critical role in. assuring quality care and improving patients' outcomes in the hospital. setting.
State medical boards protect the public by serving the function of professional self-regulation for the medical industry. State medical boards are the agencies that license medical doctors, investigate complaints, discipline physicians who violate the medical practice act, and refer physicians for evaluation and rehabilitation when appropriate.