To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to seek an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on establishing a system for storing last wish documents, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Directs HHS to seek a National Academies study on creating a secure national system for storing and retrieving last-wish documents such as advance directives and powers of attorney.
Who Benefits and How
Individuals, families, and care providers could benefit from a future system that makes end-of-life and medical decision documents easier to retrieve.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS and the National Academies would need to conduct the study and report to Congress; the bill does not fund implementation of a new system.
Key Provisions
- Directs HHS to seek an agreement with the National Academies for a study on a confidential and secure retrieval system for last-wish documents.
- Requires status and final study reports to the Secretary and Congress within two and four years, respectively.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs HHS to seek a National Academies study on creating a secure national system for storing and retrieving last-wish documents such as advance directives and powers of attorney.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Directs HHS to seek a National Academies study on creating a secure national system for storing and retrieving last-wish documents such as advance directives and powers of attorney.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Individuals, families, and care providers relying on last-wish documents
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- HHS and the National Academies conducting the study and reporting
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Suozzi (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Individuals and families who could benefit from easier retrieval of last-wish documents
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