# 119-s-1767: Physician and Patient Safety Act

119-s-1767, Physician and Patient Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1767
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1767
- Congress: 119
- Title: Physician and Patient Safety Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Protects physicians' due process rights** by requiring federal rules that guarantee fair hearings and appeals through hospital medical staff processes before any cut to a doctor's privileges or professional activity. The rules would also limit when those proceedings can be reported outside the hospital.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fair hospital hearings for physicians: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the HHS Secretary to issue final rules guaranteeing physicians with hospital medical staff privileges a fair hearing and an appellate review before their privileges or professional activity are limited or ended. The rules would forbid hospitals or third-party con…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1767 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1767)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1767 (as of 2025-12-21).