[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2984 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2984
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of
permanent faculty in palliative care medicine at accredited allopathic
and osteopathic medical schools and to promote the development of
faculty careers as academic palliative specialists who emphasize
teaching.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 16, 2004
Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of
permanent faculty in palliative care medicine at accredited allopathic
and osteopathic medical schools and to promote the development of
faculty careers as academic palliative specialists who emphasize
teaching.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palliative Care Training Act''.
SEC. 2. PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 753 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 294c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Hospice and Palliative Care Academic Career Awards.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program
to provide Hospice and Palliative Care Academic Career Awards
to eligible individuals under this subsection.
``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an Award
under this subsection, an individual shall--
``(A) be board certified or board eligible in
internal medicine, family practice, or pediatrics and
their subspecialties including geriatrics, palliative
medicine, or other specialties as determined by the
Secretary;
``(B) have completed an approved fellowship program
or demonstrated specialized experience in palliative
medicine as determined by the Secretary; and
``(C) have a junior faculty appointment at an
accredited (as determined by the Secretary) school of
medicine (allopathic or osteopathic) and within an
internship or residency program that is approved by the
Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education or
the American Osteopathic Association.
``(3) Amount and term.--
``(A) Amount.--The amount of an Award to an
individual under this subsection shall be equal to
$75,000 for fiscal year 2005, adjusted for subsequent
fiscal years to reflect the increase in the Consumer
Price Index.
``(B) Term.--The term of any Award made under this
subsection shall not exceed 5 years.
``(4) Service requirement.--An individual who receives an
Award under this subsection shall provide training in hospice
care and palliative medicine, including the training of
interdisciplinary teams of health care professionals. The
provision of such training shall constitute at least 75 percent
of the obligations of such individual under the terms of the
Award.
``(5) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 90
days after the date of enactment of the Palliative Care
Training Act.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 757 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294g) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``through 2002'' and
inserting ``through 2010'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ``$22,631,000''
and inserting ``$55,779,000''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Geriatric education and training.--Of the amount made
available under subsection (b)(1)(C) for fiscal year 2005, the
Secretary may obligate for awards under subsections (a), (b),
and (c) of section 753 an amount not less than $31,805,000.''.
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