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Here is the section relating to advanced directives... which... is already mandatory for every health care professional, including nurses, to discuss with patients in hospitals. 5 SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION. 6 (a) MEDICARE.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social 8 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 9 (A) in subsection (s)(2)— 10 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 11 subparagraph (DD); 12 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of 13 subparagraph (EE); and 14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subparagraph: 16 ‘‘(FF) advance care planning consultation (as 17 defined in subsection (hhh)(1));’’; and 18 (B) by adding at the end the following new 19 subsection: 20 ‘‘Advance Care Planning Consultation 21 ‘‘(hhh)(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the 22 term ‘advance care planning consultation’ means a con 23 sultation between the individual and a practitioner de 24 scribed in paragraph (2) regarding advance care planning, 25 if, subject to paragraph (3), the individual involved has 425 •HR 3200 IH 1 not had such a consultation within the last 5 years. Such 2 consultation shall include the following: 3 ‘‘(A) An explanation by the practitioner of ad 4 vance care planning, including key questions and 5 considerations, important steps, and suggested peo 6 ple to talk to. 7 ‘‘(B) An explanation by the practitioner of ad 8 vance directives, including living wills and durable 9 powers of attorney, and their uses. 10 ‘‘(C) An explanation by the practitioner of the 11 role and responsibilities of a health care proxy. 12 ‘‘(D) The provision by the practitioner of a list 13 of national and State-specific resources to assist con 14 sumers and their families with advance care plan 15 ning, including the national toll-free hotline, the ad 16 vance care planning clearinghouses, and State legal 17 service organizations (including those funded 18 through the Older Americans Act of 1965). 19 ‘‘(E) An explanation by the practitioner of the 20 continuum of end-of-life services and supports avail 21 able, including palliative care and hospice, and bene 22 fits for such services and supports that are available 23 under this title. 426 •HR 3200 IH 1 ‘‘(F)(i) Subject to clause (ii), an explanation of 2 orders regarding life sustaining treatment or similar 3 orders, which shall include— 4 ‘‘(I) the reasons why the development of 5 such an order is beneficial to the individual and 6 the individual’s family and the reasons why 7 such an order should be updated periodically as 8 the health of the individual changes; 9 ‘‘(II) the information needed for an indi10 vidual or legal surrogate to make informed deci11 sions regarding the completion of such an 12 order; and 13 ‘‘(III) the identification of resources that 14 an individual may use to determine the require15 ments of the State in which such individual re16 sides so that the treatment wishes of that indi17 vidual will be carried out if the individual is un18 able to communicate those wishes, including re19 quirements regarding the designation of a sur20 rogate decisionmaker (also known as a health 21 care proxy). 22 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall limit the requirement 23 for explanations under clause (i) to consultations 24 furnished in a State— 427 •HR 3200 IH 1 ‘‘(I) in which all legal barriers have been 2 addressed for enabling orders for life sustaining 3 treatment to constitute a set of medical orders 4 respected across all care settings; and 5 ‘‘(II) that has in effect a program for or6 ders for life sustaining treatment described in 7 clause (iii). 8 ‘‘(iii) A program for orders for life sustaining 9 treatment for a States described in this clause is a 10 program that— 11 ‘‘(I) ensures such orders are standardized 12 and uniquely identifiable throughout the State; 13 ‘‘(II) distributes or makes accessible such 14 orders to physicians and other health profes15 sionals that (acting within the scope of the pro16 fessional’s authority under State law) may sign 17 orders for life sustaining treatment; 18 ‘‘(III) provides training for health care 19 professionals across the continuum of care 20 about the goals and use of orders for life sus21 taining treatment; and 22 ‘‘(IV) is guided by a coalition of stake23 holders includes representatives from emergency 24 medical services, emergency department physi25 cians or nurses, state long-term care associa- 428 •HR 3200 IH 1 tion, state medical association, state surveyors, 2 agency responsible for senior services, state de3 partment of health, state hospital association, 4 home health association, state bar association, 5 and state hospice association. 6 ‘‘(2) A practitioner described in this paragraph is— 7 ‘‘(A) a physician (as defined in subsection 8 (r)(1)); and 9 ‘‘(B) a nurse practitioner or physician’s assist10 ant who has the authority under State law to sign 11 orders for life sustaining treatments. 12 ‘‘(3)(A) An initial preventive physical examination 13 under subsection (WW), including any related discussion 14 during such examination, shall not be considered an ad15 vance care planning consultation for purposes of applying 16 the 5-year limitation under paragraph (1). 17 ‘‘(B) An advance care planning consultation with re18 spect to an individual may be conducted more frequently 19 than provided under paragraph (1) if there is a significant 20 change in the health condition of the individual, including 21 diagnosis of a chronic, progressive, life-limiting disease, a 22 life-threatening or terminal diagnosis or life-threatening 23 injury, or upon admission to a skilled nursing facility, a 24 long-term care facility (as defined by the Secretary), or 25 a hospice program. 429 •HR 3200 IH 1 ‘‘(4) A consultation under this subsection may in2 clude the formulation of an order regarding life sustaining 3 treatment or a similar order. 4 ‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the term ‘order 5 regarding life sustaining treatment’ means, with respect 6 to an individual, an actionable medical order relating to 7 the treatment of that individual that— 8 ‘‘(i) is signed and dated by a physician (as de9 fined in subsection (r)(1)) or another health care 10 professional (as specified by the Secretary and who 11 is acting within the scope of the professional’s au12 thority under State law in signing such an order, in13 cluding a nurse practitioner or physician assistant) 14 and is in a form that permits it to stay with the in15 dividual and be followed by health care professionals 16 and providers across the continuum of care; 17 ‘‘(ii) effectively communicates the individual’s 18 preferences regarding life sustaining treatment, in19 cluding an indication of the treatment and care de20 sired by the individual; 21 ‘‘(iii) is uniquely identifiable and standardized 22 within a given locality, region, or State (as identified 23 by the Secretary); and
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Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt. RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11 Duchess of Dissent 1 Dont judge me because I sin differently than you. If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.
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