Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025
The Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025 would authorize the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to strengthen both physical and cyber security at their facilities, for staff, and for patients. This is accomplished by adding a new grant program (Section 399V-8) to the Public Health Service Act, within Part P of Title III, to fund security services and enhancements—such as physical access controls, video surveillance, data privacy improvements, and structural upgrades—that support safe access and protection against threats. The bill establishes the purpose and scope of the grants but does not specify funding levels, eligibility criteria in detail, or performance requirements. It would be administered by the Secretary and is introduced in the House with a short title of the Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025. The Sponsor list indicates broad bipartisan/large-caucus support in the introduction, and the bill has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Key Points
- 1Creates a new grant program under the Public Health Service Act to fund security improvements for health care providers.
- 2Grants may be used for both physical security (e.g., access controls, surveillance, structural improvements) and cyber security (e.g., data privacy enhancements).
- 3Administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; eligible recipients are health care providers.
- 4The authority is added as Section 399V-8 to Part P of Title III of the Public Health Service Act, and the bill is titled the Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025.
- 5Introduced in the House on January 22, 2025, referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce; multiple sponsors listed in the introductory text.