Urges Congress to pass "Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act" and fund initiatives to expand palliative care.

ACR 109 is a New Jersey Assembly concurrent resolution urging Congress to pass the federal Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). It specifically calls for Congress to authorize grants for palliative care training centers, fund physician/nurse fellowships, and support research on end-of-life care. The resolution also asks New Jersey's congressional delegation to advocate for funding solutions like carving out Medicare graduate medical education funds for palliative care fellowships. This resolution directly affects federal policymakers and New Jersey healthcare institutions by seeking to expand palliative care training programs. (Note: ACR 109 is a non-binding resolution, not a law, so it does not directly change policy but requests federal action.)