3.0.0 245 2022-02-03T06:03:41Z 2022-02-03T06:03:41Z Senate S S 2009-01-14 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-14T22:25:26Z Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 111 468 HR 2009-01-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-01-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-01-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S393-394) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-01-14 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-01-14 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-02-26 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2009-03-31 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-04-20 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-05-07 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-08-07 False Health Aging Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Higher education Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medicare Mental health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nursing Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Unemployment Health 00 2009-01-14 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-27T19:36:50Z Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand training for health professionals in the fields of geriatrics, long-term care, and chronic care management.

Requires an analysis of the health and long-term care workforce.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for information to adults and dislocated workers about health care and long-term care occupations. Provides for information to veterans about training, internship, and employment opportunities in geriatrics, gerontology, and long-term care.

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Assistant Secretary for Aging to: (1) develop family caregiver training materials; and (2) provide for the establishment and operation of a National Resource Center on Volunteers, Students, and Seniors to promote partnerships between entities in the aging network and institutions of higher education and secondary schools, and to encourage projects that involve underserved communities.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for the development of core training competencies for personal or home care aides and additional training content for nurse aides and home health aides; and (2) establish a panel of long-term care workforce experts.

Provides for the development of information and referral protocols for family caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of assessments of family caregiver support needs.

Provides for studies on: (1) the mental health workforce; (2) the aging network's capacity to meet current and future needs; (3) retention and tenure of nurse aides and home health aides; and (4) spending by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on conditions and illnesses that disproportionately impact the health of older individuals.

]]> Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 Display Title Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s245is/xml/BILLS-111s245is.xml 2009-01-14 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.