,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,mr4  
,ruiz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,joyce of   
,pennsylvania7 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 to issue   
regulations to ensure due process rights
 for physicians before any termination1 
restriction1 or reduction of the        
professional activity of such physicians
 or staff privileges of such physicians4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,physician and ,patient    
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,regulations to      
ensure due process rights for physicians
  7a7 ,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 termination1      
restriction1 or reduction of the        
professional activity of such physicians
 or staff privileges of such physicians 
at such hospital4  7b7 ,requirements of 
regulations ,the regulations described  
in subsection 7a7 shall provide that--  
7#a7 a hearing or appellate review may  
not be denied through a third-party     
contract2  7#b7 a physician shall not be
 requested or required to waive their   
rights to such a hearing or appellate   
review as a condition of employment1    
either with the hospital or with a      
third-party contractor2 and  7#c7 any   
such hearing or appellate review shall  
be confidential and not reportable to   
any entity1 including the ,national     
,practitioner ,data ,bank or future     
workplaces or employers1 unless there is
 an ongoing threat to patient safety1 or
 as otherwise required under the        
reporting requirements for hospitals    
established by the ,national            
,practitioner ,data ,bank4  7c7         

,effective date ,the final regulations  
promulgated under subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect not later than #ah months   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4