CONCERNING HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES FOR ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. In lieu of the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, when granting or renewing privileges or association of any physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner providing telemedicine or store and forward services, an originating site hospital may rely on a distant site hospital’s decision to grant or renew clinical privileges or association of the physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner if the originating site hospital obtains reasonable assurances, through a written agreement with the distant site hospital