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Personalize Your Care Act of 2013

Introduced: March 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E300)
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Personalize Your Care Act of 2013 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover a Voluntary Advance Care Planning Consultation.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) establish statewide programs for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment, or (2) expand or enhance existing programs for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment.

Directs the Secretary to adopt, by rule, standards for a qualified electronic health record, with respect to patient communications with a health care provider about values and goals of care, to adequately display the patient's current: (1) advance directive, and/or (2) physician order for life-sustaining treatment.

Requires under Medicare and Medicaid that an advance directive validly executed outside the state in which the directive is presented must be given effect by a service provider or an organization to the same extent as an advance directive validly executed under the law of the state in which it is presented. Requires that, in the absence of a validly executed advance directive, any authentic expression of a person's wishes with respect to health care be honored.


What's happening now April 11, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 20
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 17, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 9, 2014
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 10, 2014
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 13, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 14, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 11, 2014
Schock, Aaron
· Feb 6, 2014
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 6, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Dec 16, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 12, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Nov 12, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 23, 2013
Owens, William
· Oct 23, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 15, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 15, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 14, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 14, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 26, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 25, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Sep 23, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Sep 23, 2013
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 23, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· Sep 23, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Aug 2, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jul 23, 2013
PETRI, TOM
· Jul 11, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 8, 2013
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Apr 17, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Mar 21, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Mar 14, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· Mar 14, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Mar 14, 2013
Reed, Tom
· Mar 14, 2013
Roe, David
· Mar 14, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Mar 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1173: Personalize Your Care Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1173/
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"H.R. 1173: Personalize Your Care Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1173/.
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