Sec. 122. Continuing education for physicians and nurses
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Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary, acting through the Director of Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop, in consultation with health care providers and State boards of medicine and nursing, a curriculum for continuing education that States may adopt for physicians and nurses on advance care planning and end-of-life care. The continuing education curriculum developed under subsection
(a)for physicians and nurses shall, at a minimum, include— a description of the meaning and importance of advance care planning; a description of advance directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney, and the use of such directives; palliative care principles and approaches to care; and the continuum of end-of-life services and supports, including palliative care and hospice. The continuing education curriculum for physicians developed under subsection
(a)shall include instruction on how to conduct advance care planning with patients and their loved ones.