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.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess their medical provider credentialing and privileging systems, select one joint uniform system by January 1, 2027, and certify implementation by January 1, 2028.
Who Benefits and How
Medical providers working across the two departments could benefit from better portability and interoperability of credentialing information.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Defense and VA administrators would face reporting, selection, and implementation obligations to move toward a single shared system.
Key Provisions
- Requires a report comparing current DoD and VA credentialing and privileging systems.
- Requires selection of one joint system by January 1, 2027.
- Requires certification to Congress that the joint system is implemented and operational by January 1, 2028.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Require the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to review their provider credentialing systems, select a joint uniform system, and certify implementation to Congress.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Administration
Primary Purpose
Require the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to review their provider credentialing systems, select a joint uniform system, and certify implementation to Congress.
Policy Domains
Joint Provider Credentialing System
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Medical providers working across DoD and VA
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- DoD and VA credentialing administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "the_secretary_of_veterans_affairs"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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