119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 3636
H.R. 3636 requires the Department of Defense to strengthen how it verifies that military health care professionals hold valid licenses. The bill directs the Secretary of Defense to create a centralized credential system that allows commanding officers at military medical facilities to quickly check whether doctors, nurses, and other health care providers are properly licensed, regardless of which military branch employs them or where their facility is located. The legislation sets a performance standard requiring that at least 90 percent of license verification requests be completed within seven days for health care professionals without disciplinary records. This applies to all health care professionals who independently provide care at any Defense Department medical facility. The bill aims to ensure patient safety and streamline administrative processes across the military's health care system without specifying new funding or a completion deadline beyond the seven-day verification requirement.