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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR3413119th CongressWALLET
Physician and Patient Safety Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced
Summary
Protect physicians' due-process rights at hospitals by requiring HHS to issue rules that guarantee fair hearings and confidential appellate review before any restriction, removal, or modification of medical staff privileges. The rules would also limit reporting of those proceedings to the National Practitioner Data Bank except for ongoing patient-safety threats.
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- Physicians: Physicians granted hospital staff privileges would have a guaranteed fair hearing and appellate review through medical staff mechanisms before termination, restriction, reduction, or withdrawal of their privileges.
- Hospitals and contractors: Hospitals and third-party contractors could not deny a hearing by using a contract and could not force physicians to waive hearing or appeal rights as a condition of employment. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would have to finalize these regulations and make them effective within 18 months of enactment.
- Patients and employers: Hearings and appeals would be confidential and not reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank or to future employers unless there is an ongoing threat to patient safety or reporting is otherwise required by existing NPDB rules.
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Fair, confidential hearings for hospital doctors
If enacted, HHS would issue final rules within 18 months. Hospital doctors with staff privileges would get a fair hearing and an appeal before any cut or loss of privileges. Hospitals and contractors could not use contracts to deny a hearing, or make doctors waive these rights to work. Hearings and appeals would be confidential. They would not be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank or future employers, unless there is an ongoing threat to patient safety or NPDB rules require it.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
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