A Resource Guide for Providing
Palliative Care Services Through the
Ryan White CARE Act

June 2005

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
HIV/AIDS Bureau
5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 7-05
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone 301.443.1993
www.hab.hrsa.gov

Free copies are available at www.hab.hrsa.gov
or may be obtained by contacting the HRSA Information Center: 1.888.ASK.HRSA.

Prepared with assistance from Impact Marketing + Communications under HRSA Contract #231-01-0052

Contents

Purpose of the Resource Guide 1

Why Palliative Care? 2

What is Palliative Care? 3

Organizing and Financing Palliative Care 4

Legislation and Policy 11

Addressing Palliative Care Within CARE Act Planning 13

Palliative Care Interventions Within ADAP 15

Improving Professional Capacities for Palliative Care 16

Ensuring Quality in Palliative Care Services 16

Next Steps in Palliative Care Services 20

References and Resources 20

 

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