Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2017 to Dec 13, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 22, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 30, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 30, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 3, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | May 3, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 22, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 22, 2017 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Sep 7, 2017 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Sep 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1676 | Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act | Identical bill | Jul 24, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Education programs funding
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Home and outpatient care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Neurological disorders
- Nursing
- Research administration and funding
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2017Introduced in Senate
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