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7/10/2009--Introduced.Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2009 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of advanced illness care management services. Amends the Public Health Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through grants or contracts, to conduct a national public education campaign on planning for care near the end of life, including advance directives. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a national, toll-free information telephone line and a clearinghouse regarding advance directive and end-of-life decisions. Directs the Secretary to establish the Senior Navigation Advisory Board. Requires physicians and nurse practitioners to inform individuals with specified diseases about advance directives and other end-of-life planning tools. Requires a service provider, Medicare Advantage organization, or prepaid or eligible organization to give effect to an advance directive executed outside the state in which such directive is presented (portability). Requires medical providers to honor written orders for medical care. Provides incentive payments to hospitals for accreditation and certification in hospice and palliative care. Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilot program under Medicare to test the use of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services discharge checklist. Directs the Secretary to establish or designate an Office on Medicare/Medicaid Integration. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a website providing information, online training, and instructional materials for entities, including faith-based organizations, on end-of-life issues. Authorizes grants to such entities to develop such training and materials. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to entities to develop and provide services for terminally ill individuals who are receiving hospice care in their own homes. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the storage of advance directives, and the Comptroller General to study and report on the provisions of this Act.

1247198400 2009-07-10 Fri Nov 13 22:38:55 -0600 2009 introduced 59057 'act':5 '2009':7 'plan':4 'navig':2 'senior':1 77469 false short introduced 59057 'act':9 'ill':14 'care':15 'titl':3 'amend':2 'manag':16 'secur':8 'xviii':4 'advanc':13 'provid':11 'purpos':24 'servic':17 'social':7 'medicar':19 'beneficiari':20 75608 false official action 59057 1247198400 Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202432 Referred to House Ways and Means B001230 1962-02-11 5103 2446 Rayburn Building http://www.house.gov/formbaldwin/IMA/get_address.htm 2 202-225-6942 Tammy 'd':4 '-2':6 'wi':5 'rep':1 'tammi':2,7,9 'baldwin':3,8,10 F 400013 Baldwin Tammy_Baldwin Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] 2313 N00004367 8691 Democrat 202-225-2906 WI Tammy Baldwin 4.78571428571429 http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/ T000038 1944-09-22 2862 1226 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 8 202-225-1765 John 'd':4 '-8':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'tanner':3,8,10 M 400395 Tanner John_S._Tanner S. Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8] 1260 N00003254 6219 Democrat 202-225-4714 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) TN John Tanner 1.71428571428571 http://www.house.gov/tanner/ action 59057 1247198400 Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202432 Referred to House Ways and Means action 59057 1247198400 Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202431 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 59057 1247198400 Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202430 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. introduced 59057 1247198400 Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 202429