Planning committee forwards suite of Del Memorial Clinic policies to Skagway Municipality board

The Del Memorial Clinic Planning Committee on the evening of the meeting voted to forward multiple revised clinic policies to the full Skagway Municipality board for review and first reading.

Committee members said the packet contains a mix of technical edits and clarifications tied to federal requirements and the clinic’s grant. Policies advanced include the legislative-mandate policy (tied to an annual HRSA bulletin), hours of operation, protected health information (PHI) policy, scope of projects, access to care, ancillary services, safety and health, quality improvement (QI) and peer review documents.

Committee members and staff described most edits as conforming or administrative changes. The group agreed to mark revised-date fields as “draft” until final board action and to attach the current HRSA bulletin to the legislative-mandate document rather than reproduce the…