[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4396]
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SA 2148. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the
following:
SEC. 7__. IDENTIFICATION IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS OF
AFFILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1091 the
following new section:
``Sec. 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.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1091 the following new item:
``1091a. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of
certain non-Department of Defense health care
providers.''.
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