Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Private Smither Act of 2024”.
Private Smither Act of 2024
A BILL
To 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.
Sec. 2 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.”