HR 1149 · 106th Congress · Health
Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 1999
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(1999-04-06)
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Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop outcome standards and measures to evaluate health care program and project performance in providing quality end-of-life care and to report to Congress on such development. Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, with regard to advance directives in order to: (1) require service providers and eligible organizations to provide an appropriately trained professional for discussing advance directive issues with all adult individuals receiving medical care by or through such entities; and (2) ensure that an advance directive valid in one State will be honored in another State. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) the implementation of this Act; and (2) all matters relating to the creation of a national uniform policy on advance directives. Requires the Secretary, through the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), to: (1) establish and operate a clearinghouse and 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline to provide consumer information about advance directives and e…
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Cosponsors (12)
10 Democrats2 Republicans