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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Introduced: January 17, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

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Oct 29, 2019

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

Oct 28, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 28, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8521-8523)

Oct 28, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8521-8523)

Oct 28, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 647.

Oct 28, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8521-8526)

Oct 28, 2019

Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jan 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 17, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jan 17, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training.

Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. The 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 medical schools, 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 individuals in specified fields who are pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields, and (4) award grants to nursing programs 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.

What's happening now October 29, 2019

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

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