S. 2748 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- Sponsor:
- Tammy Baldwin
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
S. 2748 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and other programs, including physician assistant education programs, to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and other programs, including physician assistant education programs, to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.
- Other Titles
- Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin
- Co-Sponsors
- Kelly Ayotte
- Michael F. Bennet
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Susan M. Collins
- Christopher A. Coons
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Heidi Heitkamp
- John Hoeven
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Mark Kirk
- Amy Klobuchar
- Joe Manchin, III
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Jerry Moran
- Christopher Murphy
- Jack Reed
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
- Subjects
- Health
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Education programs funding
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Home and outpatient care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Neurological disorders
- Nursing
- Research administration and funding
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 4/05/2016 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 4/05/2016 4/05/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 4/05/2016 Introduced in Senate Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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