Bills · S 1767
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 1767Health
Physician and Patient Safety Act
INTRO MAY 14· LAST ACTION MAY 14
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it aims to provide a clear and consistent set of national rules for how hospitals handle serious decisions about doctors' employment and practice rights. Currently, the process for challenging such decisions can vary, potentially leaving some doctors vulnerable to losing their ability to practice without a fair chance to present their side.
If this bill becomes law, it would create a national standard, giving doctors more security and a stronger voice in disputes, and potentially fostering a more trusting relationship between hospitals and their medical staff. If it doesn't pass, the current system, which might have less standardized due process, would continue, potentially leaving some doctors without a clear and consistent path to challenge career-altering decisions.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create regulations ensuring doctors get a fair hearing and appellate review before their hospital privileges or professional activities are restricted or terminated.
This establishes a federal standard for due process, giving doctors a formal pathway to challenge adverse decisions.
PROVISION 02
Prohibits hospitals from using third-party contracts to deny doctors these hearing rights or from making doctors waive these rights as a condition of employment.
This prevents loopholes that could undermine the intended due process protections for physicians.
PROVISION 03
Stipulates that these hearings and appeals must be confidential and generally not reported to external entities unless there's a direct threat to patient safety or existing rules already require it.
This aims to protect doctors' reputations from being negatively impacted by internal disputes that do not involve patient harm.
PROVISION 04
Sets an effective date for the new regulations to take effect within 18 months after the bill is signed into law.
This ensures a specific timeframe for implementation, making the new protections legally enforceable relatively quickly.
SPONSORSHIP
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R· Kansas
YRS IN OFFICE
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSMAY 14
Introduced in Senate
MAY 14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 1767
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedMay 14, 2025
Last actionMay 14, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2025
Senate BillS 1767Health
Physician and Patient Safety Act
INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2025· LAST ACTION MAY 14, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
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READING
2 min
COSPONSORS
2
COMPLEXITY
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