3.0.0 2572 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z Senate S S 2004-06-24 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-06-24T15:46:34Z Positive Aging Act of 2004 108 4694 HR 2004-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. Identical bill CRS 2004-06-24 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 6/25/2004 S7438-7440) IntroReferral 2004-06-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/25/2004 S7437-7438) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2004-06-24 True B000780 Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] JOHN BREAUX D LA BERLINGER 2004-06-24 True Health Access to health care Adult day care Alcoholism Ambulatory care Anxiety Block grants Case management Clinics Community health services Congregate housing Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuum of care Department of Health and Human Services Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Education Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal officials Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health education Health planning Higher education Homeless Housing and Community Development Medical education Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Medication abuse Mental depression Mental health services Mental illness Metropolitan areas Minorities Minority health Nonprofit organizations Performance measurement Preventive medicine Psychiatrists Psychologists Retirement communities Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Senior centers Social Welfare Telemedicine Urban affairs Health 00 2004-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-15T20:45:10Z Positive Aging Act of 2004 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Aging to establish an Office of Older Adult Mental Health Services within the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the Assistant Secretary to make grants to: (1) States for systems to deliver mental health screening and treatment services to older individuals lacking access to such services, and for programs to increase public awareness of the benefits of preventing and treating mental disorders; and (2) public and nonprofit private entities for demonstration projects providing mental health screening and treatment services to older individuals residing in rural areas or in naturally occurring retirement communities in urban areas.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of HHS, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for: (1) demonstration projects integrating mental health services for older patients into primary care settings; and (2) multidisciplinary geriatric mental health outreach teams in community settings where older adults reside or receive social services. Requires the Director to designate a Deputy Director for Older Adult Mental Health Services. Requires 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. Includes among projects of national significance the targeting of substance abuse by older individuals. Includes services for older individuals under community mental health services block grant State plan criteria.

]]> Positive Aging Act of 2004 Display Title Positive Aging Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for mental health screening and treatment services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Positive Aging Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-06-24T04:00:00Z 2004-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/25/2004 S7438-7440) 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.