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H.R. 3413119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 14, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 3413 would require HHS to guarantee doctors a hearing and appeal before hospitals fire or restrict them.
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HR 3413 would require HHS to create rules guaranteeing doctors a fair hearing and appeal through the hospital's internal medical staff process before they can be fired, restricted, or lose staff privileges. Hospitals could not outsource these decisions to third parties or force doctors to waive hearing rights as a job condition. Hearing details would generally stay confidential and not be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank or employers unless patient safety is at risk or reporting is already required by law.
Physicians with hospital staff privileges gain new job protections; hospitals and administrators must follow new federal standards when disciplining or restricting doctors. Patients are indirectly affected.
The change would shift how hospitals handle disputes with doctors, requiring formal internal review before adverse action and limiting outside reporting of those disputes.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.