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S. 2243 118th Congress Senate

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools and other programs, including social work, physician assistant, and chaplaincy education programs, to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative and hospice care.

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 11, 2023
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 Latest action July 11, 2023

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

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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 Programs. The programs must support the training of health professionals in palliative and hospice care, including through traineeships or fellowships.

In addition, HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical-education programs for training physicians who plan to teach or practice palliative medicine.

HHS must also (1) provide Palliative Care and Hospice Academic Career Awards to health professional schools to promote the career development of academic hospice and palliative care specialists, (2) support individuals in specified fields who are pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields, and (3) 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.

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 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 7 Republican 10 Independent 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 18, 2024
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 28, 2023
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 28, 2023
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 20, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 20, 2023
Brown, Sherrod
· Jul 12, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 12, 2023
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 11, 2023
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 11, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 11, 2023
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 11, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jul 11, 2023
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 11, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jul 11, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 11, 2023
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 11, 2023
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 11, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 11, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Jul 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2243: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2243/
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"S. 2243: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2243/.
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S. 2243, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2243/.
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