Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3311 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3311

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of 
interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the 
        Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 2, 2025

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of 
interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the 
        Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Affairs Peer Review 
Neutrality Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN PEER REVIEW FOR QUALITY 
              MANAGEMENT OF CARE PROVIDED BY VETERANS HEALTH 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7311A the following 
new section:
``Sec. 7311B. Elimination of conflicts of interest in peer review for 
              quality management of care
    ``(a) In General.--Each individual responsible for conducting peer 
review for quality management of care provided by a health care 
provider at a medical facility of the Department and each member of a 
peer review committee with respect to quality management of such care 
shall withdraw from participation in a case review if--
            ``(1) the individual has direct involvement with the care 
        under review; or
            ``(2) the individual is unable to conduct an objective, 
        impartial, accurate, and informed review.
    ``(b) Neutral Assessment of Conduct of Committee Members.--Each 
medical facility of the Department shall develop procedures and 
guidelines for that facility to require that any initial peer review 
for quality management that is conducted with respect to care provided 
by a health care provider who is a member of the peer review committee 
for that facility be evaluated, discussed, and assigned a final level 
review by a neutral peer review committee at another facility of the 
Department.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
7311A the following new item:

``7311B. Elimination of conflicts of interest in peer review for 
                            quality management of care.''.
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