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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2006 No. 133—Part II House of Representatives LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE ACT OF cessing affordable and high-quality res- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2006 pite care, and for other purposes, as This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lifespan amended. Respite Care Act of 2006’’. Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I The Clerk read as follows: SEC. 2. LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE. move to suspend the rules and pass the H.R. 3248 bill (H.R. 3248) to amend the Public Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Health Service Act to establish a pro- resentatives of the United States of America in 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end gram to assist family caregivers in ac- Congress assembled, the following: N O T I C E The Government Printing Office will publish corrections to the Congressional Record as a pilot program that has been authorized by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Corrections to the online Congressional Record will appear on the page on which the error occurred. The corrections will also be printed after the History of Bills and Resolutions sec- tion of the Congressional Record Index for print-only viewers of the Congressional Record. By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. TRENT LOTT, Chairman. 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By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. TRENT LOTT, Chairman. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H8773 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:41 Dec 08, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 8633 E:\CR\FM\K06DE7.035 H06DEPT2 jcorcoran on PRODPC62 with HOUSE H8774 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 6, 2006 ‘‘TITLE XXIX—LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE ‘‘SEC. 2902. LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE GRANTS forms of reimbursements, personnel, and fa- AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. ‘‘SEC. 2901. DEFINITIONS. cilities; ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this sec- ‘‘In this title: ‘‘(ix) respite care services available to fam- tion are— ‘‘(1) ADULT WITH A SPECIAL NEED.—The ily caregivers in the eligible State agency’s ‘‘(1) to expand and enhance respite care term ‘adult with a special need’ means a per- State or locality, including unmet needs and services to family caregivers; son 18 years of age or older who requires care how the eligible State agency’s plan for use ‘‘(2) to improve the statewide dissemina- or supervision to— of funds will improve the coordination and tion and coordination of respite care; and ‘‘(A) meet the person’s basic needs; distribution of respite care services for fam- ‘‘(3) to provide, supplement, or improve ac- ‘‘(B) prevent physical self-injury or injury ily caregivers of children and adults with cess and quality of respite care services to to others; or special needs; family caregivers, thereby reducing family ‘‘(C) avoid placement in an institutional ‘‘(x) the criteria used to identify family caregiver strain. facility. caregivers eligible for respite care services; ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to sub- ‘‘(xi) how the quality and safety of any res- ‘‘(2) AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CEN- section (e), the Secretary is authorized to pite care services provided will be mon- TER.—The term ‘aging and disability re- award grants or cooperative agreements for itored, including methods to ensure that res- source center’ means an entity admin- the purposes described in subsection (a) to istering a program established by the State, pite care workers and volunteers are appro- eligible State agencies for which an applica- priately screened and possess the necessary as part of the State’s system of long-term tion is submitted pursuant to subsection (d). skills to care for the needs of the care recipi- care, to provide a coordinated system for ‘‘(c) FEDERAL LIFESPAN APPROACH.—In car- ent in the absence of the family caregiver; providing— rying out this section, the Secretary shall and ‘‘(A) comprehensive information on avail- work in cooperation with the National Fam- ‘‘(xii) the results expected from proposed able public and private long-term care pro- ily Caregiver Support Program of the Ad- respite care activities and the procedures to grams, options, and resources; ministration on Aging and other respite care be used for evaluating those results; ‘‘(B) personal counseling to assist individ- programs within the Department of Health ‘‘(C) assurances that, where appropriate, uals in assessing their existing or antici- and Human Services to ensure coordination the eligible State agency will have a system pated long-term care needs, and developing of respite care services for family caregivers for maintaining the confidentiality of care and implementing a plan for long-term care of children and adults with special needs. recipient and family caregiver records; and designed to meet their specific needs and cir- ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— ‘‘(D) a memorandum of agreement regard- cumstances; and ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Each Governor desiring ing the joint responsibility for the eligible ‘‘(C) consumer access to the range of pub- the eligible State agency of his or her State State agency’s lifespan respite program be- licly supported long-term care programs for to receive a grant or cooperative agreement tween— which consumers may be eligible, by serving under this section shall submit an applica- ‘‘(i) the eligible State agency; and as a convenient point of entry for such pro- tion on behalf of such agency to the Sec- ‘‘(ii) a public or private nonprofit state- grams. retary at such time, in such manner, and wide respite coalition or organization. ‘‘(3) CHILD WITH A SPECIAL NEED.—The term containing such information as the Sec- ‘‘(e) PRIORITY; CONSIDERATIONS.—When ‘child with a special need’ means an indi- retary shall require. awarding grants or cooperative agreements vidual less than 18 years of age who requires ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application sub- under this section, the Secretary shall— care or supervision beyond that required of mitted under this section shall include— ‘‘(1) give priority to eligible State agencies children generally to— ‘‘(A) a description of the eligible State that the Secretary determines show the ‘‘(A) meet the child’s basic needs; or agency’s— greatest likelihood of implementing or en- ‘‘(B) prevent physical injury, self-injury, or ‘‘(i) ability to work with other State and hancing lifespan respite care statewide; and injury to others. community-based agencies; ‘‘(2) give consideration to eligible State ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘el- ‘‘(ii) understanding of respite care and fam- agencies that are building or enhancing the igible State agency’ means a State agency ily caregiver issues across all age groups, capacity of their long-term care systems to that— disabilities, and chronic conditions; and respond to the comprehensive needs, includ- ‘‘(A) administers the State’s program ‘‘(iii) capacity to ensure meaningful in- ing respite care needs, of their residents. under the Older Americans Act of 1965, ad- volvement of family members, family care- ‘‘(f) USE OF GRANT OR COOPERATIVE AGREE- ministers the State’s program under title givers, and care recipients; MENT FUNDS.— XIX of the Social Security Act, or is des- ‘‘(B) with respect to the population of fam- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ignated by the Governor of such State to ad- ily caregivers to whom respite care informa- ‘‘(A) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligi- minister the State’s programs under this tion or services will be provided or for whom ble State agency awarded a grant or coopera- title; 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