3.0.0 1765 2023-01-11T13:30:07Z 2023-01-11T13:30:07Z Senate S 2015-07-14 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-07-14T23:32:19Z Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 114 3793 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2015-07-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-07-14 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-07-14 True Social Welfare Aging Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Mental health Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Social Welfare 00 2015-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-12T15:09:56Z LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include LGBT individuals (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals) within the purview of such Act, particularly their status as LGBT individuals among those with the greatest social need.

Authorizes the Administration of Aging to: (1) designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals; (2) conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals; and (3) establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Aging.

Revises the list of activities of national significance for families and other caregivers, for which the Administration's grants may be used, to specify those provided to individuals with greatest social need which: (1) address physical and mental health, disabilities, and health disparities; (2) provide long-term care, including in-home and community-based care; (3) provide informal care and formal care in a facility setting; (4) provide access to culturally responsive health and human services; and (5) address other gaps in assistance and issues of particular importance to older individuals with the greatest social need.

Requires a State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to collect and analyze discrimination data with respect to LGBT older individuals in the admission to, transfer or discharge from, or lack of adequate care provided in long-term care settings.

]]> LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Display Title LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide equal treatment of LGBT older individuals, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1765is/xml/BILLS-114s1765is.xml 2015-07-14 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.