IHS Provider Integrity Act

HR 8955, the IHS Provider Integrity Act, requires the Indian Health Service (IHS) to share information with state medical boards about healthcare providers. Specifically, IHS must notify state boards within 14 days if it investigates a provider’s professional conduct and share all related records within 14 days. The bill also mandates that IHS check state medical boards for license violations or disciplinary settlements during hiring and proactively report any IHS provider violations to their state boards, regardless of requests. Additionally, IHS must submit a report to Congress within 180 days detailing how it reviews providers who leave, transfer, or are terminated. This directly affects IHS healthcare providers and state medical licensing authorities.