H.R. 7608 · 117th Congress
State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Thomas Suozzi
- Introduced
- 2022-04-27
- Latest action
- 2022-04-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for developing or maintaining registries of advance care directives. These are legal documents that set out decisions about the type and extent of medical care an individual would accept or refuse in the event the individual is unable to make such decisions.