3.0.0 1217 2023-01-15T16:48:44Z 2023-01-15T16:48:44Z Senate S S 2003-06-09 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-12-01T19:59:38Z Referred to 2004-11-19T21:47:52Z sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2004-10-08T21:31:30Z Markup by 2004-09-22T18:58:37Z Referred to 2003-06-09T22:48:55Z S. Rept. 108-395 Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003 108 3513 HR 2003-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2004-12-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-11-19 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2004-11-19 09:45:12 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2004-11-18 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11508-11510; text as passed Senate: CR S11509-11510; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11508-11509) Floor 2004-11-18 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11508-11510; text as passed Senate: CR S11509-11510; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11508-11509) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-08 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 785. Calendars 2004-10-08 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-395. Committee 2004-10-08 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-395. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2004-09-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2003-06-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2003-06-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7554-7555) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-06-09 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2003-11-04 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2004-01-20 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2004-03-10 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2004-03-25 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-03-25 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2004-03-29 False B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2004-03-31 False 2004-10-08T04:00:00Z S. 1217, Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act of 2004 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16088 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</p> 2004-10-08T04:00:00Z S. 1217, Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act of 2004 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16088 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Health Accident prevention Architecture and the disabled Caregivers Continuum of care Disabled Education Federal aid to the aged Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Health counseling Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Housing for the aged Life care communities Medicaid Medical research Medical screening Medical statistics Medicare Nursing homes Rehabilitation of the disabled Health 00 2003-06-09 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct and support research concerning various topics, including: high-risk elders, risk and protective factors, fall reduction strategies, fall prevention interventions, diagnosis and treatment of victims, barriers to adopting proven interventions, and the effectiveness of community programs in preventing assisted living and nursing home falls; (2) support the development of ways to reduce falls among very high risk elders; and (3) award grants to enable organizations to provide professional education for physicians and health professionals in elder fall prevention.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to oversee and support demonstration and research projects to be carried out by the Council and other qualified organizations in the following areas: (1) a multi-State demonstration project assessing the utility of targeted fall risk screening and referral programs; (2) programs designed for community-dwelling elderly; (3) programs targeting newly-discharged fall victims at high risk for second falls; and (4) private-public partnerships to develop technologies to prevent falls and prevent or reduce injuries from falls. Requires the Secretary to provide grants to design and implement fall prevention programs in residential and institutional settings and to provide one or more grants for a multi-State demonstration project to implement and evaluate fall prevention programs.

Directs the Secretary to review the effects of falls on the costs of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the potential for reducing costs by expanding covered services. States that such review shall include a review of reimbursement policies.]]>

35 2004-11-18 Passed Senate amended 2005-02-11T15:40:20Z Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a national education campaign focusing on reducing falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and (2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for local education campaigns.

Directs the Secretary to conduct and support research to: (1) improve the identification of older adults who have a high risk of falling; (2) improve data collection and analysis to identify fall risk and protective factors; (3) design, implement, and evaluate the most effective fall prevention interventions; (4) tailor effective strategies to reduce falls to specific populations of older adults; (5) maximize the dissemination of proven, effective fall prevention interventions; (6) improve the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of elderly fall victims; and (7) assess the risks of falls occurring in various settings.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct research concerning the barriers to the adoption of proven fall prevention interventions; (2) conduct research to develop, implement, and evaluate the most effective approaches to reduce falls among high-risk older adults living in long-term care facilities; and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs to prevent assisted living and nursing home falls among older adults.

Requires the Secretary to provide professional education for physicians and allied health professionals in fall prevention.

Directs the Secretary to oversee and support certain demonstration and research projects by qualified organizations, institutions, or consortia of qualified organizations and institutions, including: (1) a multistate demonstration project assessing the utility of targeted fall risk screening and referral programs; (2) programs utilizing multicomponent fall-intervention approaches; (3) programs designed to maximize independence and quality of life for older adults targeted at newly discharged fall victims; and (4) private sector and public-private partnerships to develop technology to prevent falls among older adults and to prevent or reduce injuries if falls occur.

Requires the Secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to: (1) design, implement, and evaluate fall prevention programs using proven intervention strategies in residential and institutional settings; (2) carry out a multistate demonstration project to implement and evaluate fall prevention programs designed for multifamily residential settings with high concentrations of older adults; and (3) conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of such demonstration projects.

Directs the Secretary to review and report to Congress on the effects of falls on health care costs, the potential for reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing health care costs associated with falls.

]]> Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004 Display Title Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls. Introduced in Senate IS Official Titles as Amended by Senate A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults. S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004 S Senate Referred in House 2004-11-19T05:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2004-11-18T05:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2004-10-08T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2003-06-09T04:00:00Z 2004-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.