3.0.0 3604 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z Senate S S 2012-09-20 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-09-20T22:41:18Z 2012-09-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-09-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2012-09-20 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-09-20 True Health Aging Appropriations Congressional oversight Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug therapy Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health care coverage and access Health care quality Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Mental health Neurological disorders Nursing Prescription drugs Health 00 2012-09-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-11-02T19:40:57Z Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to establish and implement prescriber education programs to promote high quality evidence-based treatment through the development and dissemination of objective, educational, and informational materials to physicians and other prescribing practitioners, including such a program developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Amends SSA titles XVIII and XIX (Medicaid) with respect to the review and reporting of antipsychotics prescribed to skilled nursing facility (SNF) and nursing facility residents with dementia.

Directs the Secretary to develop a standardized protocol for such facilities to obtain informed consent from an older adult with dementia before prescribing an antipsychotic to him or her for a use not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Directs the Comptroller General to study state laws and regulations concerning informed consent with respect to the administration of a psychoactive medication with regard to the effectiveness of such laws and practices in changing the frequency of prescribing of such medications to older adults with dementia.

Directs the Secretary to include a measure of the utilization of antipsychotics for each such facility for inclusion on the Nursing Home Compare Website as part of the quality measures or health inspection measures, or both such measures, under the Five-Star Quality Rating System.

Directs the Comptroller General to study the impact of the standardized protocol for obtaining informed consent under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to study appropriate prescribing of antipsychotics for hospital inpatients and whether documentation of antipsychotic use in patients with dementia is provided during transitions of care from hospitals to other care settings.

]]> Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012 Display Title Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the implementation of prescriber education programs and to establish requirements relating to the administration of antipsychotics to residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3604is/xml/BILLS-112s3604is.xml 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.