,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,mr4   
,ruiz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,joyce (        
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
issue regulations to ensure due process 
rights = physicians be=e any t]m9ation1 
re/riction1 or r$uction ( ! pr(essional 
activity ( su* physicians or /aff       
privileges ( su* physicians4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,physician & ,pati5t ,safety ,act4  #b4 
,regulations to ensure due process      
rights = physicians  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all issue f9al regulations to provide t
 physicians :o h be5 grant$ m$ical /aff 
privileges at a hospital h a fair he>+ &
 appellate review ?r\gh appropriate     
m$ical /aff me*anisms be=e any          
t]m9ation1 re/riction1 or r$uction ( !  
pr(essional activity ( su* physicians or

 /aff privileges ( su* physicians at su*
 hospital4  7b7 ,requirem5ts (          
regulations ,! regulations describ$ 9   
subsection 7a7 %all provide t-- 7#a7 a  
he>+ or appellate review may n be d5i$  
?r\gh a ?ird-p>ty contract2  7#b7 a     
physician %all n be reque/$ or requir$  
to waive _! rights to su* a he>+ or     
appellate review z a condition (        
employm5t1 ei!r ) ! hospital or ) a     
?ird-p>ty contractor2 &  7#c7 any su*   
he>+ or appellate review %all be        
confid5tial & n reportable to any       
entity1 includ+ ! ,national ,practition]
 ,data ,bank or future workplaces or    
employ]s1 unless !re is an ongo+ ?reat  
to pati5t safety1 or z o!rwise requir$  
"u ! report+ requirem5ts = hospitals    
e/abli%$ by ! ,national ,practition]    
,data ,bank4  7c7 ,effective date ,!    
f9al regulations promulgat$ "u          
subsection 7a7 %all take effect n lat]  
?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4