H.R. 1898 · 111th Congress
Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009
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Filner5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to extend Medicare coverage to consultations regarding an order for life sustaining treatment for qualified individuals.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2009
Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to extend Medicare coverage to consultations regarding an order for life sustaining treatment for qualified individuals.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) establish new programs for orders regarding life sustaining treatment in a state or locality; (2) expand or enhance an existing program; or (3) set up a clearinghouse of information on programs for such orders and consultative services for the development or enhancement of such programs.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009
Latest action (Apr 21, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 2, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.