118 HR 9186 IH: Private Smither Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-07-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9186IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 30, 2024Mr. Arrington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that medical records of the Department of Defense indicate the organizational affiliation of certain health care providers.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Private Smither Act of 2024.

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Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of certain non-Department of Defense health care providers

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1091 the following new section:

1091a.

Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of certain non-Department of Defense health care providers

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that medical records of the Department of Defense include the organizational affiliation of any covered health care provider identified in such medical records. (b)

Covered health care provider defined

In this section, the term covered health care provider means a health care provider who is not— (1)a member of the uniformed services; (2)an employee of the Department of Defense; (3)an employee of another agency of the Federal Government detailed to the Department of Defense; (4)a personal services contractor under section 1091 of this title; or (5)a volunteer under section 1588 of this title.

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