S 4945
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Compassionate Care Act
Introduced: December 2, 2020
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Compassionate Care Act
This bill establishes and expands various programs and activities within the Department of Health and Human Services that support and promote end-of-life care and advance care planning. It also permanently authorizes a physician or nurse practitioner to recertify via telehealth a patient's eligibility for Medicare hospice benefits.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1