Physician and Patient Safety Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3413 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3413 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians before any termination, restriction, or reduction of the professional activity of such physicians or staff privileges of such physicians. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2025 Mr. Ruiz (for himself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians before any termination, restriction, or reduction of the professional activity of such physicians or staff privileges of such physicians. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Physician and Patient Safety Act''. SEC. 2. REGULATIONS TO ENSURE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS FOR PHYSICIANS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations to provide that physicians who have been granted medical staff privileges at a hospital have a fair hearing and appellate review through appropriate medical staff mechanisms before any termination, restriction, or reduction of the professional activity of such physicians or staff privileges of such physicians at such hospital. (b) Requirements of Regulations.--The regulations described in subsection (a) shall provide that-- (1) a hearing or appellate review may not be denied through a third-party contract; (2) a physician shall not be requested or required to waive their rights to such a hearing or appellate review as