3.0.0 1070 2023-01-11T19:47:31Z 2023-01-11T19:47:31Z Senate S S 2007-03-29 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-18T15:46:37Z Markup by 2008-09-10T20:44:47Z Referred to 2007-03-29T20:59:04Z S. Rept. 110-470 Elder Justice Act 110 1783 HR 2008-06-11 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Related bill CRS 2008-09-18 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029. Calendars 2008-09-18 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-470. Committee 2008-09-18 Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-470. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfi00 Finance Committee 2008-09-10 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-03-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-03-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4209) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-03-29 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-03-29 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2007-03-29 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2007-04-25 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-04-25 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-04-30 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-05-17 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-05-21 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-06-07 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-06-20 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-07-09 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-07-10 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-07-17 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-07-23 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-07-26 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-07-31 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-10-01 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-10-15 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-12-03 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2008-01-30 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2008-01-30 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2008-02-11 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-02-28 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-03-03 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-04-16 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-04-16 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-05-01 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-05-02 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-08-01 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-09-09 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-09-11 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2008-09-22 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-11-17 False 2008-09-16T04:00:00Z S. 1070, Elder Justice Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20248 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2008</p> 2008-09-16T04:00:00Z S. 1070, Elder Justice Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20248 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2008 Social Welfare Aid to dependent children Block grants Caregivers Cash welfare block grants Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against the elderly Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Drugs Economics and Public Finance Elder abuse Employee training Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Health information systems Internet Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Medicaid Medicare Nursing Nursing homes Old age assistance Ombudsman Paramedical personnel Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Strategic planning Web sites Social Welfare 00 2007-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-30T20:17:23Z Elder Justice Act - Amends the Social Security Act to establish an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services).

Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC).

Establishes the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to establish stationary and mobile forensic centers, to develop forensic expertise regarding, and provide services relating to, elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Directs the Secretary to provide incentives for individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in a long-term care (LTC) facility.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to LTC facilities to: (1) offer continuing training and varying levels of certification to employees who provide direct care to LTC facility residents; and (2) provide bonuses or other benefits to employees who achieve certification.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist LTC facilities in offsetting the costs for standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that HHS: (1) provides funding to state and local adult protective services services offices that investigate reports of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (2) collects and disseminates related data in coordination with the Department of Justice.

Establishes a program of annual adult protective services grants to states.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) improve the capacity of state LTC ombudsman programs to respond to and resolve abuse and neglect complaints; and (2) conduct pilot programs with state or local LTC ombudsman offices.

Directs the Secretary to establish programs to provide and improve ombudsman training for national organizations and state LTC ombudsman programs.

Amends part A of SSA title XI to require each individual owner, operator, employee, manager, agent, or contractor of an LTC facility receiving certain federal support to report to the Secretary and local law enforcement entities any reasonable suspicion of crimes occurring in such facility.

Requires the owner or operator of such an LTC facility to notify the Secretary and the appropriate state regulatory agency of a facility's impending closure, as well as a plan for the transfer and adequate relocation of facility residents.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to the EJCC and appropriate congressional committees on establishing a national nurse aide registry.

]]> 01 2008-09-18 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-12-17T20:34:20Z Elder Justice Act of 2008 - (Sec. 5) Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services).

Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC).

Establishes the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

Directs the Secretary to promulgate guidelines to assist researchers working in the area of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, with issues relating to human subject protection.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to establish stationary and mobile forensic centers, to develop forensic expertise regarding, and provide services relating to, elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to provide incentives for individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in a long-term care (LTC) facility.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to LTC facilities to: (1) offer continuing training and varying levels of certification to employees who provide direct care to LTC facility residents; and (2) provide bonuses or other benefits to employees who achieve certification.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist LTC facilities in offsetting the costs for standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors.

Directs the Secretary to develop accountability measures to ensure that the activities conducted using funds made available under this Act help improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Department of HHS, as part of the information provided for comparison of nursing facilities on the Nursing Home Compare Medicare website, includes: (1) the number of adjudicated instances of criminal violations by a nursing facility or crimes committed by an employee both inside and outside a nursing facility, particularly specified violations or crimes of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (2) a consumer rights information page.

Directs the Secretary to develop and adopt uniform open electronic standards for transactions involving clinical data by LTC facilities.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that HHS: (1) provides funding to state and local adult protective services offices that investigate reports of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (2) collects and disseminates related data in coordination with the Department of Justice. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Establishes a program of annual adult protective services grants to states. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to conduct demonstration programs that test: (1) training modules developed for the purpose of detecting or preventing elder abuse; (2) methods to detect or prevent financial exploitation of elders; (3) methods to detect elder abuse; or (4) whether training on elder abuse forensics enhances the detection of elder abuse by employees of the state or local unit of government. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) improve the capacity of state LTC ombudsman programs to respond to and resolve abuse and neglect complaints; and (2) conduct pilot programs with state or local LTC ombudsman offices. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to establish programs to provide and improve ombudsman training for national organizations and state LTC ombudsman programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary report to the EJCC and specified congressional committees, with legislative recommendations, on the information in state reports on the adult protective services grant program and the related state demonstration programs.

Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV to require the state TANF plan to indicate whether the state intends to assist individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in an LTC facility or in other appropriate occupations related to elder care for which the state identifies an unmet need for service personnel.

Directs the Secretary to contract with an entity to establish and operate a National Training Institute for federal and state surveyors who shall investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of property in programs and LTC facilities that receive payments under SSA title XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid). Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to state agencies that perform surveys of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) or nursing facilities under SSA titles XVIII or XIX. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Amends part A of SSA title XI to require each individual owner or operator of an LTC facility receiving certain federal support to report to the Secretary and local law enforcement entities any reasonable suspicion of crimes occurring in such facility. Establishes additional civil penalties for employer retaliation against whistle-blowing employees of such facilities.

Requires the owner or operator of an LTC facility to: (1) notify the Secretary and the appropriate state regulatory agency of a facility's impending closure; and (2) include a plan for the transfer and adequate relocation of facility residents.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to the EJCC and appropriate congressional committees on establishing a national nurse aide registry. Authorizes appropriations.


]]> Elder Justice Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Elder Justice Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Elder Justice Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Elder Justice Act of 2008 S Senate Reported to Senate 2008-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1070rs/xml/BILLS-110s1070rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1070is/xml/BILLS-110s1070is.xml 2008-09-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029. 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.