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S 3138 116th Congress Senate

Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act

Official title: A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and certain other participating providers under Medicaid or the Children's H… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and certain other participating providers under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program to disclose the provider's policy on parental consent from the provision, withdrawal, or denial of life-sustaining treatment for minors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 19, 2019
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 Latest action December 19, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act

This bill expands the scope of advance directive policies and related disclosures for providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Specifically, providers (e.g., hospitals, hospice programs, and home health care providers) must have advance directive policies for minors (rather than only adults) and must disclose such policies on the provider's website and upon request. Providers must also disclose information regarding (1) an individual's rights with respect to life-sustaining procedures, including hydration and sustenance; and (2) whether parental consent is required to provide, withdraw, or deny life-sustaining procedures, or to institute a do-not-resuscitate order, for a minor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5582 Identical bill Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 19, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Dec 19, 2019
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3138: Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3138/
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"S. 3138: Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3138/.
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S. 3138, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3138/.
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