3.0.0 1263 2023-01-11T13:18:37Z 2023-01-11T13:18:37Z Senate S S 2009-06-15 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-15T19:22:11Z Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 111 3172 HR 2009-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 111 1251 S 2009-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2009-06-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-06-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6573-6575) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N Health Advisory bodies Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Health 00 2009-06-15 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-13T21:10:32Z Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of advanced illness care management services.

Amends the Public Health Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through grants or contracts, to conduct a national public education campaign on planning for care near the end of life, including advance directives.

Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a national, toll-free information telephone line and a clearinghouse regarding advance directive and end-of-life decisions.

Directs the Secretary to establish the Senior Navigation Advisory Board.

Requires physicians and nurse practitioners to inform individuals with specified diseases about advance directives and other end-of-life planning tools.

Requires a service provider, Medicare Advantage organization, or prepaid or eligible organization to give effect to an advance directive executed outside the state in which such directive is presented (portability).

Requires medical providers to honor written orders for medical care.

Provides incentive payments to hospitals for accreditation and certification in hospice and palliative care.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilot program under Medicare to test the use of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services discharge checklist.

Directs the Secretary to establish or designate an Office on Medicare/Medicaid Integration.

Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a website providing information, online training, and instructional materials for entities, including faith-based organizations, on end-of-life issues. Authorizes grants to such entities to develop such training and materials.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to entities to develop and provide services for terminally ill individuals who are receiving hospice care in their own homes.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the storage of advance directives, and the Comptroller General to study and report on the provisions of this Act.

]]> Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 Display Title Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for advanced illness care management services for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1263is/xml/BILLS-111s1263is.xml 2009-06-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.