3.0.0 1606 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z Senate S 2017-07-20 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-20T19:22:59Z 2017-07-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-07-20 True Health Health 00 2017-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-26T18:15:07Z In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act or the In-Home CARE Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administration for Community Living to award grants to carry out home visiting programs for unpaid caregivers.

The Department of Health and Human Services must coordinate with the National Family Caregiver Support Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and others on this grant program.

Grantees must provide:

  • caregiver education and training regarding medication management, food preparation, falls prevention, and other subjects;
  • services or referrals for services related to home care, such as transportation, home modification, or respite care; and
  • an assessment and referral for physical and mental health services for the caregiver or person receiving care from the caregiver.
]]> In-Home CARE Act Display Title In-Home CARE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize grants for the support of caregivers. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced In-Home CARE Act Short Titles as Introduced In-Home Caregiver Assessment Resources and Education Act Introduced in Senate 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1606is/xml/BILLS-115s1606is.xml 2017-07-20 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.