118th Congress Health
S. 2243: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
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Summary
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.
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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 may disseminate information 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Boozman R-AROriginal
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- Maria Cantwell D-WAOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Roger Marshall R-KSOriginal
- John Reed D-RIOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SDOriginal
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZOriginal
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Roger Wicker R-MS
- John Barrasso R-WY
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tammy Baldwin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Tammy Baldwin.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.