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Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill amends Veterans Affairs law to eliminate conflicts of interest in peer review processes used to assess the quality of care provided by the Veterans Health Administration. It requires individuals conducting peer review or serving on peer review committees to withdraw from reviewing cases if they have direct involvement with the care under review or if they cannot be objective and impartial. For cases involving the review of care provided by a peer review committee member, the bill requires procedures ensuring that a neutral peer review committee at a different VA medical facility conducts the initial review and assigns the final assessment. Each VA medical facility must develop procedures and guidelines to implement these conflict-of-interest elimination measures.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
Actions (3)
- Apr 29, 2026 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. · senate
- Dec 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Dec 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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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
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.”. <all>
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