H.R. 3413 — Physician and Patient Safety Act

This section directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue final regulations, effective not later than 18 months after enactment, ensuring physicians with hospital medical staff privileges receive a fair hearing and appellate review through medical staff mechanisms before any termination, restriction, or reduction of such privileges or professional activities. The regulations must require that (1) such hearings or reviews may not be denied through third-party contracts, (2) physicians may not be required to waive these rights as a condition of employment with the hospital or a third-party contractor, and (3) such proceedings are confidential and not reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank or future employers unless there is an ongoing threat to patient safety or as otherwise required under hospital reporting requirements for the National Practitioner Data Bank.