Health Facilities and Health Insurance - Palliative Care - Required Access and Coverage (Edna G. Neal Palliative Care Act)
Requiring that, on or after October 1, 2027, certain facilities provide patients with certain access to palliative care and inform patients about the availability of palliative care at certain times; requiring the Department of Health to adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for palliative care, including staffing, training and quality assurance requirements; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for certain palliative care; etc.
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Basic Information
- Status
- Chaptered
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Type
- Unknown
- Cross-filed
- False
Links
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Upcoming Events
Hearing
March 13, 2026
at 13:00
📍 Health
Hearing - Health Committee
Hearing
March 11, 2026
at 13:00
📍 Health
Hearing - Health Committee
Sponsors
Woods
Alston
Long, J.
Turner