Provider Training in Palliative Care Act

Bill: 116-s-1921
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-20
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medical education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Provider Training in Palliative Care Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes palliative care a primary care service under the National Health Services Corps program, which provides scholarships and loan repayment assistance for eligible health care professionals who provide primary care services in health professional shortage areas.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1921 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that primary care services provided by the National Health Service Corps may include palliative care services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Provider Training in Palliative Care Act . 2. Palliative care Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a) ) is amended by inserting palliative care, after gynecology, .