3.0.0 3701 2023-01-11T20:29:06Z 2023-01-11T20:29:06Z House H HR 2007-09-27 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2008-03-11T13:57:57Z Markup by 2008-03-11T13:57:47Z Referred to 2007-09-27T14:03:23Z Reported by 2008-04-08T16:40:00Z Markup by 2008-03-13T21:15:42Z Referred to 2007-09-27T14:05:15Z H. Rept. 110-569 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007 110 845 S 2008-04-23 Became Public Law No: 110-202. Related bill House 2008-04-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00351 2008-04-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-569. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-04-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-569. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-03-13 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-03-13 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-03-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-03-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-09-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2007-09-27 True 2008-04-04T04:00:00Z H.R. 3701, Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19606 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008</p> 2008-04-04T04:00:00Z H.R. 3701, Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19606 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 Health Accident prevention Accidents Architecture and the disabled Case management Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Drugs Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health education Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Housing for the aged Medical economics Medical research Public service advertising Research grants Risk Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2007-09-27 Introduced in House 2007-12-14T16:27:30Z Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2007 - 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.

]]> 17 2008-04-08 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2008-06-17T21:06:15Z Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize 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 to design and carry out local education campaigns.

Allows 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 older adults at high risk for falls; and (7) assess the risks of falls occurring in various settings.

Authorizes 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 communities and long-term care and assisted living facilities; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs; (4) provide professional education for physicians and allied health professionals in fall prevention; (5) oversee and support specified demonstration and research projects; (6) award grants to design, implement, and evaluate fall prevention programs using proven intervention strategies and carry out a multistate demonstration project; (7) give priority in awarding grants under this Act to entities that explore the use of cost-sharing to ensure the institutional commitment of the recipients of such assistance to the funded projects; and (8) 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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