Emergency Room Hero and Patient Safety Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6910 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 15, 2020 Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Mr. RUIZ) introduced the following bill; 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 physi- cians furnishing emergency medical services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Room Hero 4 and Patient Safety Act’’ or the ‘‘ER Hero and Patient 5 Safety Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:33 Jun 08, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6910.IH H6910 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6910 IH SEC. 2. REGULATIONS TO ENSURE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS 1 FOR PHYSICIANS FURNISHING EMERGENCY 2 MEDICAL SERVICES. 3 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, 4 as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 5 this Act, but not later than one year after such date, 6 through rulemaking, issue final regulations to provide that 7 physicians who are employed by or under contract with 8 a hospital for furnishing emergency medical services have 9 a fair hearing and appellate review through appropriate 10 medical staff mechanisms before any termination or re- 11 striction of the professional activity of such physicians or 12 staff privileges of such physicians at such hospital and 13 that such a hearing and review are not denied through 14 a third-party contract. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:33 Jun 08, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6910.IH H6910 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS