Expirables
Fairview System Credentialing Office
What are Expirables?
- At Fairview, expirables include a practitioner's:
- License to practice
- Malpractice Insurance
- DEA certification
- Board certification
- Medical Staff Bylaws at each Fairview entity require practitioners to maintain current expirables at all times. Failure to renew license or insurance will result in suspension of medical staff privileges at the Fairview entity(ies) until renewal is verified by the Fairview System Credentialing Office.
- The Expirables staff monitor expiration dates and request renewals from practitioners prior to expiration.
- All practitioners on staff at a Fairview entity must provide the Expirables staff with renewed credentials or certificates PRIOR to expiration.
- The process for each expirable is outlined below.
License
- Renewals must be primary source verified directly with the licensing board by the Fairview System Credentialing Office.
- On the 15th of every month, Expirables staff run a list of practitioners whose licenses will expire at the end of the month.
- Licensing boards are contacted to determine which licenses have been renewed.
- Reminder postcards are sent to practitioners who have not renewed their license.
- Day after license expiration: Fairview entities are notified of those practitioners who have not renewed their license. Privileges are suspended and practitioners cannot work at the entity until Expirables staff verifies renewal directly with the licensing board.
Malpractice Insurance
- Copy of renewed malpractice insurance certificate must be received by Expirables staff prior to expiration.
- Expirables staff run a monthly list of practitioners whose malpractice insurance will expire within the next 30 days.
- Reminder postcards are sent to practitioners requesting their renewed insurance certificate be faxed or mailed to the Fairview System Credentialing Expirables Office.
- Day after malpractice insurance expiration: all Fairview entities are notified of those practitioners who have not submitted a renewed insurance certificate to the expirables office. Privileges are suspended and practitioners cannot work at the entity until expirables staff receives a copy of current malpractice insurance.
DEA Certificate
- Copy of renewed DEA certificate must be received by the Expirables staff prior to expiration.
- On the 15th of every month, Expirables staff run a list of practitioners whose DEA certificates that will expire at the end of the month.
- DEA registration website is accessed to determine what DEA registrations have been renewed.
- Reminder postcards are sent to practitioners who have not renewed their DEA registration.
Board Certification (Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Anesthetists)
- Renewals must be primary source verified directly with the certifying board by the Fairview System Credentialing Office.
- Expirables staff run a monthly list of CNMs, NPs and CRNAs whose board certification will expire within the next 30 days.
- Reminder postcards are sent to those practitioners requesting their renewed board certificate be faxed or mailed to the Expirables office.
- Day after board certification expiration: all Fairview entities are notified of those practitioners who have not submitted a renewed. certificate to the Expirables Office. Privileges are suspended and practitioners cannot work at the entity until Expirables staff receives a copy of current board certification.
Contact Information for Expirables Staff
612-672-4175
Fax Number for Expirables Staff
612-672-4244
