Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · S

S. 1070 (110th)

Elder Justice Act of 2008

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

29 March 2007

Last action

18 September 2008 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Elder Justice Act - Amends the Social Security Act to establish an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services). Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC). Establishes the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to establish stationary and mobile forensic centers, to develop forensic expertise regarding, and provide services relating to, elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Directs the Secretary to provide incentives for individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in a long-term care (LTC) facility. Directs the Secretary to make grants to LTC facilities to: (1) offer continuing training and varying levels of certification to employees who provide direct care to LTC facility residents; and (2) provide bonuses or other benefits to employees who achieve certification. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist LTC facilities in offsetting the costs for standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors. Directs the Secretary to ensure that HHS: (1) provides funding to state and local adult protective services services offices that investigate reports of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (2) collects and disseminates related data in coordination with the Department of Justice. Establishes a program of annual adult protective services grants to states. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) improve the capacity of state LTC ombudsman programs to respond to and resolve abuse and neglect complaints; and (2) conduct pilot programs with state or local LTC ombudsman offices. Directs the Secretary to establish programs to provide and improve ombudsman training for national organizations and state LTC ombudsman programs. Amends part A of SSA title XI to require each individual owner, operator, employee, manager, agent, or contractor of an LTC facility receiving certain federal support to report to the Secretary and local law enforcement entities any reasonable suspicion of crimes occurring in such facility. Requires the owner or operator of such an LTC facility to notify the Secretary and the appropriate state regulatory agency of a facility's impending closure, as well as a plan for the transfer and adequate relocation of facility residents. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the EJCC and appropriate congressional committees on establishing a national nurse aide registry.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 29 March 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 March 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4209)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 September 2008

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 18 September 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1029.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 18 September 2008

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-470.

    Source: Committee

  7. 18 September 2008

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-470.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

6 official files

Reported to Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 18 September 2008

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Reported to Senate (PDF)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 18 September 2008

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 18 September 2008

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 March 2007

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate (PDF)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 March 2007

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 29 March 2007

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.