# 119-s-3473: MAP for Care Act

119-s-3473, MAP for Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3473
- Congress: 119
- Title: MAP for Care Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-03

## Summary

**Creates a Medicare Advance Directive Certification Program to encourage beneficiaries to adopt certified advance directives.** The bill would set national standards for electronic storage, accreditation, privacy, and access so beneficiaries, proxies, and providers can view authenticated directives. - Beneficiaries and families: Participation would be voluntary. CMS must include links to advance directive resources on Part A, Part B, and Part C enrollment materials and publish a State-indexed directory and statutory forms online. - Vendors and technology providers: Vendors would need Secretary accreditation and annual quality reviews. They must follow HIPAA rules, pass rigorous independent security testing, and keep participants as the owners with controlled access to their directives. - Providers, proxies, and legal representatives: Authorized viewers would get near real-time online access and can request hard copies. A special access process would let interested individuals seek a directive during disputes, including relatives within the third degree if state law does not name a decision maker.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Medicare advance directive program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would create a Medicare Advance Directive Certification Program for people on Part A or Part B. The Secretary would have up to five years to set it up. After implementation, Medicare enrollment forms would include a link to help you make an advance directive and CMS would…
- Federal website for advance directive forms: benefit, low. If enacted, CMS would publish state statutory advance directive forms and a State-by-State index on its website. CMS would also list vetted alternative forms if the submitter includes a lawyer's opinion and the Secretary posts or explains a decision within 60 days. A State attorney general could re…
- Stronger rules for directive vendors: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would accredit advance directive vendors or hire an accreditor. Accredited vendors would have to offer near real-time online access to a participant's certified directive, give hard copies to providers on request, follow HIPAA and strict security testing, and undergo annua…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3473)

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- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3473 (as of 2026-06-03).