# Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025 - Plain Language Summary

## What This Bill Does

This bill would create a federal grant program that gives money to hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers to improve security at their facilities. The grants could be used to pay for both physical security improvements (like security cameras and structural upgrades) and cybersecurity protections (like data privacy enhancements). The goal is to make health care facilities safer for patients, staff, and visitors.

## Who Benefits and Who Is Affected

**Primary beneficiaries:** Health care providers (hospitals, clinics, urgent care centers, etc.) would receive federal funding to upgrade their security systems without having to pay for these improvements themselves.

**Secondary beneficiaries:** Patients and health care workers would benefit from safer facilities and better protection of their personal medical information.

**Taxpayers:** Would fund this program through federal spending.

## Key Provisions

- The Secretary of Health and Human Services would have authority to award grants to health care providers
- Funds can be used for security services, video surveillance systems, cybersecurity improvements, data privacy protections, and structural security upgrades
- The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish this new grant program
- The bill was introduced with broad bipartisan support from 47 House members

Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025

Escobar, Veronica

Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers for security services and other expenses related to physical security and cybersecurity.