3.0.0 5192 2023-01-11T13:15:16Z 2023-01-11T13:15:16Z House H HR 2008-01-29 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-02-18T18:28:09Z Referred to 2008-01-29T15:30:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-29T22:18:26Z Referred to 2008-01-29T15:30:30Z 2008-02-18 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-01-29 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-01-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-01-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-29 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-01-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000555 Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] DEBORAH PRYCE R OH 15 N M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2008-01-29 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2008-06-03 False Health Access to health care Child health Communication in medicine Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Critically ill Curricula Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Health counseling Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Higher education Home care services Hospital care Managed care Medical education Medical research Medical residents Medicare Mental health services Nurses Nursing education Pain Paramedical personnel Physicians Psychiatrists Psychologists Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Terminal care Health 00 2008-01-29 Introduced in House 2008-03-10T18:42:18Z Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award grants to: (1) provide training in pediatric palliative care and related services for children with life-threatening conditions; and (2) implement or expand pediatric palliative care programs for such children.

Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award training grants to expand the number of physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, and appropriate allied health professionals and specialists with interdisciplinary pediatric palliative clinical training and research experience.

Allows the Secretary to award grants to enhance pediatric palliative care and care for children with life-threatening conditions in general pediatric or family practice residency training programs and general or pediatric nursing education programs through the development of model interdisciplinary programs that partner with other health professional schools.

Requires the Director to provide grants to fund interdisciplinary research in pediatric pain and symptom management that will utilize existing NIH facilities.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish Medicare and private sector pediatric palliative care demonstration projects; and (2) convene a Symposium on Pediatric Palliative Care.

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