US SB4945 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes and expands various programs and activities within the Department of Health and Human Services that support and promote end-of-life care and advance care planning. It also permanently authorizes a physician or nurse practitioner to recertify via telehealth a patient's eligibility for Medicare hospice benefits.
Title
Compassionate Care Act
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-12-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4945/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4945/BILLS-116s4945is.pdf |