,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fiaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mr4  
,marshall 7for himself and ,mr4 ,ruiz7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services issue regulations to ensure   
due process rights for physicians       
furnishing emergency medical services4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,emergency ,room ,hero and      
,patient ,safety ,act or the ,,er ,hero 
and ,patient ,safety ,act4  #b4         
,regulations to ensure due process      
rights for physicians furnishing        
emergency medical services ,the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall1 as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 but not later than one year after 
such date1 through rulemaking1 issue    
final regulations to provide that       
physicians who are employed by or under 

contract with a hospital for furnishing 
emergency medical services have a fair  
hearing and appellate review through    
appropriate medical staff mechanisms    
before any termination or restriction of
 the professional activity of such      
physicians or staff privileges of such  
physicians at such hospital and that    
such a hearing and review are not denied
 through a third-party contract4