Sec. 202. Study and report by the Secretary regarding the establishment and implementation of a national uniform policy on advance directives
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The Secretary, acting through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, shall conduct a study to evaluate the barriers to establishing and implementing a national uniform policy on advance directives and what needs to be done to overcome those barriers. The matters studied by the Secretary under paragraph
(1)may include issues concerning— family satisfaction that a patient’s wishes, as stated in the patient’s advance directive, were carried out; the portability of advance directives, including cases involving the transfer of an individual from one health care setting to another; the feasibility of establishing an optional, national advance directive form deemed valid by any health care entity or qualified health care provider participating in Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP, regardless of State law; and State variations in advance directive laws that are relevant to the establishment and implementation of a national uniform policy of advance directives. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate. In conducting the study and developing the report under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Uniform Law Commissioners, and other interested parties.