3.0.0 525 2020-02-10T17:03:11Z 2020-02-10T17:03:11Z Senate S S 2011-03-09 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-09T19:06:15Z 2011-03-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-03-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1508-1509) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2011-03-09 True Health Advisory bodies Aging Department of Health and Human Services Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Home and outpatient care Homelessness and emergency shelter Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Health 00 2011-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-18T19:31:10Z Positive Aging Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and private nonprofit entities to: (1) demonstrate ways of integrating mental health services for older adults into primary care settings, and (2) support the establishment and maintenance of interdisciplinary geriatric mental health outreach teams in community settings where older adults reside or receive social services.

Requires the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to designate a Deputy Director for Older Adult Mental Health Services to develop and implement initiatives to address the mental health needs of older adults.

Includes representatives of older adults or their families and geriatric mental health professionals on the Advisory Council for the Center.

Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to providing treatment for older adults with substance abuse disorders when developing program priorities for addressing priority substance abuse treatment needs of regional and national significance.

Requires state plans for community mental health services grants to describe: (1) the state's outreach to, and services for, older individuals, individuals who are homeless, and individuals living in rural areas; and (2) how community-based services will be provided to these individuals.

]]> Positive Aging Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Positive Aging Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. Display Title Positive Aging Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s525is/xml/BILLS-112s525is.xml 2011-03-09 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.