Positive Aging Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes.

3/23/2007--Introduced.
Positive Aging Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to :
(1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and private nonprofit entities for projects to demonstrate ways of integrating mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and for multidisciplinary geriatric mental health outreach teams in community settings where older adults reside or receive social services;
(2) require the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to designate a Deputy Director for Older Adult Mental Health Services to address the mental health needs of older adults;
(3) require the inclusion of representatives of older adults and their families and geriatric mental health professionals on the Advisory Council for the Center;
(4) designate as a project of national significance the treatment of older adults with substance-related disorders; and
(5) require state plans under the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program to describe outreach to, and services for, older individuals and individuals who are homeless and living in rural areas.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.1669

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March 23, 2007

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• Mar 26, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Introduced on Mar 23, 2007.
• Mar 23, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Related Bills:

• S.982

Related Issue Areas:

• Geriatrics
• Health planning
• Health policy
• Homeless
• 26 more
• Housing
• Medical care
• Medical research
• Medical screening
• Medical tests
• Mental health services
• Old age assistance
• Preventive medicine
• Rural affairs
• Rural health
• Science policy
• State and local government
• Welfare
• Medicine
• Aged
• Block grants
• Budgets
• Case management
• Community health services
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Drug abuse
• Drug abuse treatment
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to health facilities

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July 10, 2008 2008 final legislative bulletin

hr 1669 property tax assessment cap of 5% annually (by rep. tommy smith of nichols) this constitutional amendment says that the assessed value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes shall not be increased by more than 5% above the ...

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April 25, 2007 HR 1669 Introduced

In memory of Isaac D. Rodriguez of Weslaco.

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March 24, 2007 WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1669, The Positive Aging Act of 2007

US Congress: HR 1669, The Positive Aging Act of 2007.

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