Section 1233

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15. SEC. 1233. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION
16. (a) Medicare-
17. (1) IN GENERAL - Section 1861 of the Social
18. Security Act (42 U>S>C> 1395x) in amended-
19. (A) in subsection (s) (2)-
20. (i) by striking "and" at the end of
21. subparagraph (DD);
22. (ii) by adding "and" at the end of
23. subparagraph (EE); and
24. (iii) by adding at the end the fol-
25. lowing new subparagraph:

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1. "(FF) advance care planning consultation (as
2. defined in subsectioin (hhh) (1);"; and
3. (B) by adding at the end the following new
4. subsection:
5. "Advance Care Planning Consultation
6. "(hhh) (1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the
7. term 'advance care planning consultation' means a con-
8. sultation between the individual and a practitioner de-
9. scribed in paragraph (2) regarding advance care planning,
10. if, subject to paragraph (3), the individual involved has
11. not had such a consultation within the last 5 years. Such
12. consultation shall include the following:
13. "(A) An explanation by the practitioner of ad-
14. vance care planning, including key questions and
15. considerations, important steps, and suggested peo-
16. ple to talk to.
17. "(B) An explanation by the practitioner of ad-
18. vance directives, including living wills and durable
19. powers of attorney, and their uses
20. "(C) An explanation by the practitioner of the
21. role and responsibilities of a health care proxy.
22. "(D) The provision by the practitioner of a list
23. of national and State-specific resources to assist con-
24. sumers and their families with advance care plan-
25. ning, including the national toll-free hotline, the ad-

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1. vance care planning clearinghouses, and State legal
2. service organizations (including those funded
3. through the Older Americans Act of 1965)
4. "(E) An explanation by the practitioner of the

ok the rest is listed under another post, but I have to admit, It is waaay more clear to me now.