A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program for consultations regarding orders of life sustaining treatment and to provide grants for the development and expansion of programs for such orders
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher: [United States Government Printing Office]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Critical care medicine; Decision making; Law and legislation; Medical consultation; Informed consent (Medical law); Therapeutics; Medicare
Other titles: Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008.; 110th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 7181 in the House of Representatives.; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program for consultations regarding orders of life sustaining treatment and to provide grants for the development and expansion of programs for such orders.
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Introduced September 27, 2008; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means.