Ask the Expert: What are hospitals required to report?
February 24, 2026
Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. Hospitals must report any action affecting a physician’s privileges for more than 30 days. The action must have been taken based on conduct or concerns about a physician’s competency that could adversely affect patient welfare. Administrative suspensions, such as a suspension for incomplete medical records, are not reportable.
Reportable actions against clinical privileges include:
- Reduction
- Restriction
- Suspension
- Revocation
- Denial
- Non-renewal of privileges
- Voluntary surrender of clinical privileges while under investigation
- Voluntary surrender of privileges in lieu of an investigation