3.0.0 1456 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z Senate S S 2003-07-25 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-07-25T15:43:37Z Positive Aging Act of 2003 108 2241 HR 2003-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2003-07-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9963-9964) IntroReferral 2003-07-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000780 Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] JOHN BREAUX D LA BERLINGER N Health Access to health care Adult day care Alcohol Block grants Caregivers Case management Community centers Department of Health and Human Services Drug abuse Drug utilization Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid programs Federal-state relations Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Intergovernmental fiscal relations Life care communities Medical education Medical personnel Medical research Medical screening Mental health services Mental illness Social Welfare Health 00 2003-07-25 Introduced in Senate 2003-08-29T20:35:11Z Positive Aging Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to make grants for evidence-based demonstration projects to integrate mental health services for older patients into primary care settings. Requires the inclusion of collaborative care, screening services, referrals, and protocols for prevalent mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, dementia, and substance abuse.

Requires the Director to make grants to community-based providers of geriatric mental health services for multi-disciplinary health outreach teams. Authorizes cooperative agreements with senior centers, adult day care programs, assisted living facilities, and other places providing services to senior citizens under the Older Americans Act.

Requires the Director to designate a Deputy Director for Geriatric Mental Health Services to develop and implement research programs, demonstration projects, models, and model training programs.

Revises the membership of the Advisory Council for the Center for Mental Health Services to include representatives of older Americans, their families, and geriatric mental health specialists.

Revises the criteria for State plans under Community Mental Health Services Block Grants to include goals and initiatives for improving access to services for older adult patients.]]>

Positive Aging Act of 2003 Display Title Positive Aging Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services for elderly individuals. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Positive Aging Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-07-25T04:00:00Z 2003-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9963-9964) 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.