3.0.0 1283 2022-02-03T05:25:34Z 2022-02-03T05:25:34Z Senate S S 2005-06-21 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-06-21T23:36:55Z Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 109 3248 HR 2006-12-21 Became Public Law No: 109-442. Related bill CRS 2005-06-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2005-06-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2005-06-21 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-06-21 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2005-06-21 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-06-21 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-06-21 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2005-06-21 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2005-06-21 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-06-21 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2005-06-21 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-06-21 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-06-21 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-06-21 True T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2005-06-21 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2005-06-21 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2005-06-21 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-06-21 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-06-21 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-06-28 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-06-28 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-07-13 False C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2005-07-13 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2006-03-02 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2006-03-02 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-03-02 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-03-02 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2006-03-02 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2006-07-11 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-12-05 False H.R.3248 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3248 Health Access to health care Caregivers Chronically ill Community health services Data banks Disabled Economics and Public Finance Employee training Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to health facilities Foster home care Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Labor and Employment Mentally disabled Nonprofit organizations Parent and child Quality of care Respite care Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Volunteer workers Health 00 2005-06-21 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-22T18:50:43Z Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or cooperative agreements to a recommended agency, organization, or political subdivision to develop respite care programs at the state or local level or to evaluate the effectiveness of such care. Defines "respite care" to mean planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver.

Instructs the Secretary to work cooperatively with existing federal respite program officers to ensure coordination of services for family caregivers.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a review panel to make recommendations on applicants; and (2) give priority to applicants with the greatest likelihood of implementing or enhancing lifespan respite care statewide.

Permits the use of funds for respite care services and training programs for volunteers and family caregivers. Limits grants to five years.

Directs the Secretary to award a grant or cooperative agreement to a public or private nonprofit entity to establish the National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care to: (1) maintain a national database on lifespan respite care; (2) provide training and technical assistance to state, community, and nonprofit respite care programs; and (3) provide information, referral, and educational programs to the public on lifespan respite care.]]>

Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005 Display Title Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1283is/xml/BILLS-109s1283is.xml 2005-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.