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H.R. 1589 (112th)

Personalize Your Care Act of 2011

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Introduced

15 April 2011

Last action

25 April 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Personalize Your Care Act of 2011 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) to cover a Voluntary Advance Care Planning Consultation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) establish statewide programs for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment, or (2) expand or enhance existing programs for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment. Directs the Secretary to adopt, by rule, standards for a qualified electronic health record, with respect to patient communications with a health care provider about values and goals of care, to adequately display the patient's current: (1) advance directive, and/or (2) physician order for life-sustaining treatment. Requires under Medicare and Medicaid that an advance directive validly executed outside the state in which the directive is presented must be given effect by a service provider or an organization to the same extent as an advance directive validly executed under the law of the state in which it is presented. Requires that, in the absence of a validly executed advance directive, any authentic expression of a person's wishes with respect to health care be honored.

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Timeline

  1. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E737)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 19 April 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 April 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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