Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Credentialing Integration Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced by Don Bacon and 11 co-sponsors

DoD and VA must pick and implement a single joint credentialing system for medical providers, boosting interoperability and portability across military and veteran care.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

What this bill is proposing

HR 6662 would require the Secretary of Defense (DoD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly develop and eventually implement a single, joint uniform credentialing and privileging (C&P) system for medical providers across both departments. The overarching goal is to improve interoperability, portability, and consistency of provider credentials and privileging information between DoD and VA.

Key provisions

Joint report (within 120 days of enactment): DoD and VA, in consultation with the Domestic Policy Council, must submit to Congress a report detailing:

The scope and scale of each department’s current credentialing/privileging system.
Data types stored in each system.
Portability of credentialing/privileging information.
Interoperability between the two systems.
Risk management, governance, and adverse action processes.
Limitations and gaps in interoperability and administration.
Recommendations for scaling and addressing gaps with the aim of achieving a single, uniform system for both departments.

System selection (by Jan 1, 2027): DoD and VA must jointly select one of the existing systems used by either department to serve as the joint uniform C&P system.

System capability: The selected system must be capable of importing and sharing provider credentialing and privileging information between DoD and VA.

Implementation certification (by Jan 1, 2028): The Secretaries must submit a written certificate to Congress certifying that the joint uniform C&P system has been implemented and is operational.

Who is affected

Primary entities: Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically their medical provider staff and credentialing/privileging processes.

Interacting bodies: U.S. Congress (House and Senate committees on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs) and the Domestic Policy Council, which is involved in the report.

Timeline and procedural notes

Introduced: December 11, 2025, in the House of Representatives by Rep. Murphy (and cosponsors listed).

Referral: Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (jurisdictional considerations noted; initial placement pending Speaker’s determination).

Report due to Congress: Within 120 days after enactment.

System selection deadline: By January 1, 2027.

Certification of implementation: By January 1, 2028.

Practical impact

Aims to streamline credentialing across DoD and VA, reducing duplication, improving data portability, and enhancing patient and provider mobility across military and veteran healthcare systems.

Could influence IT infrastructure, data standards, privacy considerations, and interagency governance related to medical credentialing.

This summary captures the bill’s purpose, core requirements, affected entities, and key milestones, based on the introduced text.

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