MAP for Care Act

Summary

Creates a voluntary Medicare Advance Directive Certification Program that encourages Medicare beneficiaries to adopt and keep certified advance directives. The Department of Health and Human Services must set up the program within five years, publish a State-by-State index and statutory/alternative forms on the CMS website, and run an accreditation and quality-review system for vendors that provide certified forms.

• Creates a voluntary Medicare program to certify advance directive forms and vendors.
• HHS must implement the program within five years and publish a State-by-State index and forms on the CMS website.
• Accredited vendors must meet privacy, security, online access, annual quality review, and beneficiary survey requirements.
• Enrollment is voluntary and beneficiaries can disenroll at any time; CMS must notify beneficiaries annually during the election period.
• CMS has 60 days to post or explain refusal for submitted alternative state forms and can remove forms if they conflict with State law.
• Secretary may accredit vendors directly or use contracted accreditation organizations and may remove noncompliant vendors from the CMS site.
• Program requires HIPAA-consistent privacy/security protections but does not specify new funding or tax provisions.
• Emphasizes balance between federal centralization of forms and respect for State law on advance directives.