Posted: | June 2, 2014 01:12 PM |
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From: | Representative Ed Gainey |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Patient Comfort & Palliative Care |
In the near future I intend to introduce companion legislation in the House that is identical to Senator Costa’s SB 453. This bill creates the Patient Comfort Act, which establishes a Patient's Bill of Rights for Palliative Care and Pain Management, including the right for terminally ill patients to be informed by a physician of all available options related to terminal care. The bill would also require the Department of Health to establish a Palliative Care and Pain Management Task Force -- whose purpose would be to help patients gain access for services and propose solutions for addressing gaps in services. A draft copy of the legislation is attached for your review and consideration. Please join me in sponsoring this important legislation. |
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Introduced as HB2360