3.0.0 795 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z 2023-01-11T13:19:24Z Senate S S 2009-04-02 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-02T19:15:21Z Elder Justice Act 111 2006 HR 2009-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Related bill CRS 2009-04-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-04-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4331) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-02 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 2009-04-02 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2009-04-02 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-04-02 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-04-28 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-04-30 False B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2009-05-18 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2009-05-18 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2009-05-18 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-06-16 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-06-23 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-09-10 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2009-09-14 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2009-09-21 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2009-09-22 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-10-19 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-11-30 False Social Welfare Aging Allied health services Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Health and Human Services Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Nursing Poverty and welfare assistance Social Welfare 00 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-21T20:35:45Z Elder Justice Act of 2009 - 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.

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