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Palliative Care Training Act

Introduced: November 16, 2004 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 16, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11381-11382)
Nov 16, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Palliative Care Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide Hospice and Palliative Care Academic Career Awards to individuals that: (1) are board certified or board eligible in internal medicine, family practice, or pediatrics and their subspecialties; (2) have completed an approved fellowship program or demonstrated specialized experience in palliative medicine; and (3) have a junior faculty appointment at an accredited school of medicine within an approved internship or residency program. Provides that the amount of such an Award shall be $75,000 for FY 2005 (to be adjusted for subsequent fiscal years to reflect the increase in Consumer Price Index) and the term shall not xceed five years.

Requires an individual who receives an Award to provide training in hospice care and palliative medicine, which shall constitute at least 75 percent of the obligations of such individual under the terms of the Award.

What's happening now November 16, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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