US Congress Senate Bill 693 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-17-1)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-22 - 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]

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs for training physicians who plan to teach palliative medicine. HHS must: (1) provide Palliative Medicine and Hospice Academic Career Awards to individuals to promote their career development; (2) support entities that operate a Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center; (3) support advanced practice nurses, social workers, physician assistants, pharmacists, chaplains, or students of psychology pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields; and (4) award grants to schools of nursing, health care facilities, or programs leading to certification as a nurse assistant to train individuals in providing palliative care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must provide for a national education and awareness campaign to inform patients, families, and health professionals about the benefits of palliative care. The National Institutes of Health must expand national research programs in palliative care.

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1676 (Same As) 2018-07-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/693/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s693/BILLS-115s693is.pdf