MLN Matters Article (Special Edition) SE20014 (New): Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-12)
This new Article comprise Sub-regulatory guidance pertaining to the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-12). This Act prohibits the use of Federal funds to provide or pay for any health care item or service or health benefit coverage for the purpose of causing, or assisting to cause, the death of any individual including mercy killing, euthanasia, or assisted suicide.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 05, 2021
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