3.0.0 1898 2023-01-11T13:19:36Z 2023-01-11T13:19:36Z House H HR 2009-04-02 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-21T18:48:05Z Referred to 2009-04-02T13:15:42Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-04-02T13:15:43Z 2009-04-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-04-02 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-04-02 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 2009-04-02 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-04-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E865) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4065) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2009-04-02 True D000603 Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] Geoff Davis R KY 4 2009-04-02 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2009-04-02 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2009-04-02 True Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2009-04-02 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2009-05-18 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2009-05-18 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2009-05-18 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2009-06-09 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2009-06-09 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2009-06-16 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2009-06-16 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2009-07-24 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2009-10-26 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2010-09-29 False Health Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Health 00 2009-04-02 Introduced in House 2009-04-20T21:42:42Z Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to extend Medicare coverage to consultations regarding an order for life sustaining treatment for qualified individuals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) establish new programs for orders regarding life sustaining treatment in a state or locality; (2) expand or enhance an existing program; or (3) set up a clearinghouse of information on programs for such orders and consultative services for the development or enhancement of such programs.

]]> Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 Display Title Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and to provide grants for the development and expansion of programs for such orders. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1898ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1898ih.xml 2009-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.