Provider Training in Palliative Care Act
Latest action · Jun 20, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provider Training in Palliative Care Act
This bill makes palliative care a primary care service under the National Health Services Corps program, which provides scholarships and loan repayment assistance for eligible health care professionals who provide primary care services in health professional shortage areas.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2019 to Nov 21, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Nov 21, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 20, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in Senate
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