3.0.0 2842 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z Senate S S 2014-09-17 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-17T18:28:56Z 2014-09-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2014-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Health Adult day care Aging Allied health services Disability assistance Health personnel Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Health 00 2014-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2014-12-20T00:29:28Z Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with a nonprofit to develop an online toolkit and guidance providing for the establishment and implementation of Caregiver Corps volunteer programs in which volunteers provide assistance to individuals who are in need of assistance to remain in the community and are either aged 65 or older, or eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance.

Requires Caregiver Corps volunteers to provide assistance by giving an informal caregiver respite from caregiving duties, serving as a companion, or providing other assistance for which the volunteer is qualified. Prohibits volunteers from providing personal care or administering prescription medications.

Allows the Secretary to award grants for the operation of local Corps programs.

Requires local Corps programs to screen, train, and supervise volunteers.

Directs local Corps programs to appropriately recognize volunteers. Allows programs to provide compensation to volunteers.]]> Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 Display Title Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Caregiver Corps program. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2842is/xml/BILLS-113s2842is.xml 2014-09-17 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.