Sec. 105. Update of Medicare and Social Security handbooks
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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the online version of the Plan Ahead for Long-Term Care section of the Medicare & You Handbook to include— an explanation of advance care planning and advance directives, including— living wills; health care proxies; and after-death directives; Federal and State-specific resources to assist individuals and their families with advance care planning, including— the advance care planning toll-free telephone hotline established under section 101; the advance care planning clearinghouses established under section 102; the advance care planning toolkit established under section 103; available State legal service organizations to assist individuals with advance care planning, including those organizations that receive funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ); and website links or addresses for State-specific advance directive forms; and any additional information, as determined by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall include the information described in paragraph
(1)in all paper and electronic versions of the Medicare & You Handbook that are published on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The Commissioner of Social Security shall— not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, update the online version of the Social Security Handbook for beneficiaries to include the information described in subsection (a)(1); and include such information in all paper and online versions of such handbook that are published on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Sec. 105
Update of Medicare and Social Security handbooks
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