A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly select a joint uniform credentialing and privileging system for medical providers, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress within 120 days on the systems each uses to check medical providers' qualifications (credentialing) and approve what care they may give (privileging). The report must describe the data each system holds, how well the systems share information, their gaps, and recommendations for moving to a single system. By January 1, 2027, the two departments must jointly pick one of their existing systems to serve both departments. The chosen system must be able to import and share provider information, and by January 1, 2028, the departments must certify to Congress that it is in use and working.

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Sponsors

• Marsha Blackburn Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors