Dave, Keep word is VOLUNTARY. I was once declared terminally ill in a VA hospital. A social worker explained Living Wills, how to sign over Power of Attorney to a trusted person to make medical decisions for me once I was no longer able to, etc. etc. I was very grateful for the help and guidance. So what's the problem here?
On Dec 28, 4:03 pm, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > SEC. 1233. VOLUNTARY ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION. > > ...`(B) An explanation by the practitioner of the role and > responsibilities of a health care proxy and of the continuum of end-of- > life services and supports available, including palliative care and > hospice, and benefits for such services and supports that are > available under this title. > `(C) An explanation by the practitioner of physician orders regarding > life sustaining treatment or similar orders, in States where such > orders or similar orders exist.... > ... > > palliative care - to ease symptoms without curing the underlying > disease.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palliate > > hospice - a facility or program designed to provide a caring > environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the > terminally ill.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospice > > In order to get to the House version of this bill - > 1. click on this linkhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr3962 > 2. Click on the link that says 'Text of Legislation' > 3. Click on the link that says 'H.R.3962.EH' > 4. Click on the link about one-third the way down the page that says > 'SEC. 1233. VOLUNTARY ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION.' > > And here is the link to the Senate version of this bill - > 1. click on this linkhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr3962 > 2. Click on the link that says 'Text of Legislation' > 3. Click on the link that says 'H.R.3962.PCS' > 4. Click on the link about one-third the way down the page that says > 'SEC. 1233. VOLUNTARY ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION.' -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
