Sec. 104. National public education campaign
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Not later than January 1, 2016, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or interagency agreements, develop and implement a national campaign to inform the public of the importance of advance care planning and of an individual's right to direct and participate in their health care decisions. The national public education campaign established under paragraph
(1)shall— employ the use of various media, including regularly televised public service announcements; provide culturally and linguistically appropriate information; be conducted continuously over a period of not less than 5 years; identify and promote the advance care planning information available on the Department of Health and Human Service's National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information website and Administration for Children and Families website, as well as any other relevant Federal or State-specific advance care planning resources; raise public awareness of the consequences that may result if an individual is no longer able to express or communicate their health care decisions; address the importance of individuals speaking to family members, health care proxies, and health care providers as part of an ongoing dialogue regarding their health care choices; address the need for individuals to obtain readily available legal documents that express their health care decisions through advance directives (including living wills, comfort care orders, and durable powers of attorney for health care); raise public awareness regarding the availability of hospice and palliative care; and encourage individuals to speak with their physicians about their options and intentions for end-of-life care. Not later than July 1, 2018, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a nationwide survey to evaluate whether the national campaign conducted under this subsection has achieved its goal of changing public awareness, attitudes, and behaviors regarding advance care planning. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the national campaign, the Secretary shall conduct a baseline survey prior to implementation of the campaign. Not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary shall report the findings of such survey, as well as any recommendations that the Secretary determines appropriate regarding the need for continuation or legislative or administrative changes to facilitate changing public awareness, attitudes, and behaviors regarding advance care planning, to the appropriate committees of the Congress. Section 4751(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a note; Public Law 101–508 ) is repealed.
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