3.0.0 5608 2023-01-13T04:50:49Z 2023-01-13T04:50:49Z House H HR 2006-06-14 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-06-23T14:33:20Z Referred to 2006-06-14T14:02:45Z Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls and Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act 109 1531 S 2006-12-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667. Related bill CRS 2006-06-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2006-06-14 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2006-07-18 False D000114 Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] JIM DAVIS D FL 11 2006-07-18 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2006-07-18 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2006-07-18 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2006-07-18 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2006-07-19 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2006-07-19 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2006-07-26 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2006-07-26 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2006-07-26 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2006-07-26 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2006-07-27 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2006-09-07 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2006-09-07 False R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2006-09-07 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2006-09-07 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2006-09-07 False Social Welfare Accident prevention Apartment houses Architecture and the disabled Caregivers Case management Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Continuum of care Cost accounting Cost control Disabled Drugs Economics and Public Finance Education Exercise Federal aid to research Federal aid to the aged Finance and Financial Sector Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Health education Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Housing for the aged Human behavior Life care communities Medical economics Medical research Medical screening Medical statistics Medicare Nursing homes Preventive medicine Public-private partnerships Quality of life Rehabilitation of the disabled Research grants Risk Science, Technology, Communications Sports and Recreation Technological innovations Social Welfare 00 2006-06-14 Introduced in House 2006-08-08T22:08:30Z Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support national education campaigns focusing on reducing falls among older adults, on preventing repeat falls, and on educating health professionals about falls risk, assessment, and prevention; and (2) award grants for local and state 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 and medication management interventions; (4) tailor 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 barriers to the adoption of proven interventions, approaches to reduce falls among high-risk older adults living in long-term care facilities, and strategies in home modifications; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs; (3) provide for a website to serve as an information clearinghouse; (4) oversee and support demonstration projects designed to reduce the risk of falls in frail older adults emphasizing projects that foster collaboration between health care providers and the aging services network or residential and institutional settings; and (5) report to Congress on the effects of falls on health care costs, the potential for reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing associated health care costs.

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