HR-9186 : Still Just a Bill

The "Private Smither Act of 2024" (H.R. 9186) aims to improve transparency in Department of Defense (DoD) medical records. The bill mandates that DoD medical records include the organizational affiliation of healthcare providers who are not:

• Members of the uniformed services
• Employees of the Department of Defense
• Employees of other federal agencies detailed to the DoD
• Personal services contractors under section 1091 of title 10, United States Code
• Volunteers under section 1588 of title 10, United States Code

In essence, H.R. 9186 seeks to ensure that patients' medical records clearly identify the organizational ties of non-DoD healthcare providers involved in their care within the DoD system.