[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 28 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2481-S2482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR

  The following bill was read the second time, and placed on the 
calendar:

       S. 570. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act 
     to improve access to information about individuals' health 
     care options and legal rights for care near the end

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     of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking 
     so that individuals' wishes are known should they become 
     unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care 
     providers in disseminating information about and assisting in 
     the preparation of advance directives, which include living 
     wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for 
     other purposes.

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