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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>Freies Europa Free Europe: Wer ist Pro Familia?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-05:/commentary/3579526</id>
    <updated>2008-12-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Quartal 1996, S. 1554-1556 und S. 1577-158011.) B&#195;&#182;kmann, Johannes (Msgr), Aktivit&#195;&#164;ten der Pro Familia in Deutschland, in: Theologisches, Nr. 3, M&#195;&#164;rz 1987, www.aktion-leben.de/Sexualitaet/Diktatur_Familienplanung/sld02.htm12. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://karlmartell732.blogspot.com/2008/12/wer-ist-pro-familia.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>econ gruppe: Verzinsliche Darlehen eines Kommanditisten k&#195;&#182;nnen ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-02:/commentary/3535232</id>
    <updated>2008-12-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... weil nach dem Gesellschaftsvertrag auf dem Darlehenskonto auch Verluste der Gesellschaft verbucht werden durften. [1] BFH, Urt. v. 15.5.2008, IV R 46/05, DStR 2008, S. 1577, DB 2008, S. 1834, LEXinform 0586851. (vom 01.12.08) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.econ-gruppe.de/aktuellmeldung.html?&amp;amp;no_cache=1&amp;amp;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=222&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>econ gruppe: Verzinsliche Darlehen eines Kommanditisten k&#195;&#182;nnen ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-12-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... weil nach dem Gesellschaftsvertrag auf dem Darlehenskonto auch Verluste der Gesellschaft verbucht werden durften. [1] BFH, Urt. v. 15.5.2008, IV R 46/05, DStR 2008, S. 1577, DB 2008, S. 1834, LEXinform 0586851. (vom 01.12.08) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.econ-gruppe.de/aktuellmeldung.html?&amp;amp;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=222&amp;amp;tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&amp;amp;cHash=987a20eeef&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Das Bundesverfassungsgericht</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-27:/commentary/3783184</id>
    <updated>2008-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Juni 2005 - 2 BvR 1664/04 - ; WM 2005, S. 1577 &lt;1578 f.&gt;; 2. Kammer des Ersten Senats, Beschluss vom 29. Mai 2007 - 1 BvR 624/03 - , NJW 2007, S. 3118 &lt;3119 ff.&gt;; 2. Kammer des Ersten Senats, Beschluss vom 23. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bverfg.de/entscheidungen/rk20081104_1bvr258706.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Life Care Planning: 10 Elder-Friendly Bills in Congress That May ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-24:/commentary/3450364</id>
    <updated>2008-11-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 (S.1577). Introduced: June 7, 2007. Sponsor: Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI). Summary: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifecareplanning.blogspot.com/2008/11/10-elder-friendly-bills-in-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Das Bundesverfassungsgericht</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3335446</id>
    <updated>2008-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Juni 2005 - 2 BvR 1664/04 - ; WM 2005, S. 1577 &lt;1578 f.&gt;; 2. Kammer des Ersten Senats, Beschluss vom 29. Mai 2007 - 1 BvR 624/03 - , NJW 2007, S. 3118 &lt;3119 ff.&gt;; 2. Kammer des Ersten Senats, Beschluss vom 23. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/entscheidungen/rk20081104_1bvr258706.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Efforts to Combat Crimes Against the Elderly &#194;&#171; Dr. Jack ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3335441</id>
    <updated>2008-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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In June 2007, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), introduced the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 (S.1577). The proposed legislation would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jackhansan.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/national-efforts-to-combat-crimes-against-the-elderly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate committee gives OK to background checks bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3122117</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Receiving a unanimous voice vote, the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act. (S. 1577) would create a comprehensive nationwide system of background checks, preventing those with criminal histories from working within long-term care. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apscreen.blogspot.com/2008/10/senate-committee-gives-ok-to-background.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate advances two bills of importance to Nursing Homes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/commentary/3059942</id>
    <updated>2008-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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1070 and the Patient Safety and Abuse Act, S. 1577, passed the Senate committee charged with passing on the bills to the full Senate. The House committees had previously advanced the bills. The Elder Justice Act would make $777 million ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knudsenlaw.blogspot.com/2008/10/senate-advances-two-bills-of-importance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/commentary/3289212</id>
    <updated>2008-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577), passed by a unanimous senate vote last month, creates a comprehensive, nationwide system of background checks. The bill prevents those with criminal backgrounds from working with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.libertyscreening.com/2008/10/patient-safety-and-abuse-prevention-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-15:/commentary/3030548</id>
    <updated>2008-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577), passed by a unanimous senate vote last month, creates a comprehensive, nationwide system of background checks. The bill prevents those with criminal backgrounds from working with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quickchecker.blogspot.com/2008/10/patient-safety-and-abuse-prevention-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>St. Galler B2Blog: 10 Thesen zur Markenf&#195;&#188;hrung im B2B-Marketing</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/3335456</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Belz, Christian und Kopp, Klaus Michael (1994): Markenf&#195;&#188;hrung f&#195;&#188;r Industrieg&#195;&#188;ter als Kompetenz- und Vertrauensmarketing, in: Bruhn, Manfred (Hrsg.): Handbuch Markenartikel, Stuttgart: Schaeffer-Poeschel, S. 1577-1599. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.b2bnewsblog.com/2006/12/10-thesen-zur-markenfhrung-im-b2b.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Update - September 22, 2008 - The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/3335448</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1577 The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 Costs $0.17 per family. H.R. 3202 The Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2007 Costs $11.07 per family. S. 2994 The Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 Costs $5.42 per family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/09/22/washingtonwatchcom-update-september-22-2008/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Two Senate Bills seek to protect nursing home residents from Elder ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2862360</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.&quot; Senate Bill S. 1577 the &quot;Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007&quot; requires screening, including a national criminal history background check.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.makemoneyproductreviews.com/2881/two-senate-bills-seek-to-protect-nursing-home-residents-from-elder-abuse/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2875654</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9766&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Adjunct Law Prof Blog: Senate Committee Approves Bill Establishing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3335452</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S.1577) would coordinate abuse and neglect registries with state law enforcement registries. The bill would also add a federal component to the background check process by screening ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2008/09/senate-committe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate committee approves long-term care background checks bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2847555</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate Finance Committee this week passed the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577), which would establish a nationwide system of background checks for potential long-term care employees, by a unanimous vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apscreen.blogspot.com/2008/09/senate-committee-approves-long-term.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Illinois Deserves the Truth: It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s not all Doom and Gloom in Washington</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/3466245</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The other bill, which moved through the Senate Finance Committee, is the Herb Kohl sponsored (and Hillary Clinton cosponsored) Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S.1577). This bill would establish a nationwide system of criminal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisdeservesthetruth.typepad.com/home/2008/09/its-not-all-doo.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Approves Bill to Require Background Checks on Long-Term ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/2898489</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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On September 10, the Senate Finance Committee approved S. 1577, the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act. The bill would require criminal background checks for all employees with direct patient access in nursing homes and long-term ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://namss.blogspot.com/2008/09/senate-approves-bill-to-require.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate committee approves long-term care background checks bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/commentary/2831134</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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from McKnight's The Senate Finance Committee this week passed the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577), which would establish a nationwide system of background checks for potential long-term care employees, by a unanimous ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/2008/09/senate-committee-approves-long-term.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patient Safety And Abuse Prevention Act Closer To Becoming Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/commentary/2832083</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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is the intent of the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577). The act became one step closer to becoming law this week when the Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed the aft this week. The Act would establish a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=1498319&amp;amp;type=post&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate committee approves long-term care background checks bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/2820986</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate Finance Committee this week passed the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577), which would establish a nationwide system of background checks for potential long-term care employees, by a unanimous vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mcknights.com/Senate-committee-approves-long-term-care-background-checks-bill/article/116521/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://blog.employeescreen.com/2008/09/11/the-patient-safety-and-abuse-prevention-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/2821186</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate Bill S. 1577 has been passed by this committee and will move on to a full Senate vote. If passed it will create a consistent nationwide system for background checks. Currently, seven states are part of a pilot program to test ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.employeescreen.com/2008/09/11/the-patient-safety-and-abuse-prevention-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Committee Approves Two Elder-Abuse Bills</title>
    <link href="http://futureofaging.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/senate-committee-approves-two-elder-abuse-bills/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/2822031</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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1070) as well as the Patient Safety and Abuse Act of 2007 (S. 1577) with unanimous votes. Elder Justice Act Introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), S 1070 would provide $777 million for the creation of an Elder Justice program. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://futureofaging.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/senate-committee-approves-two-elder-abuse-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate committee approves long-term care background checks bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/2822033</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate Finance Committee this week passed the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577), which would establish a nationwide system of background checks for potential long-term care employees, by a unanimous vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crimcheck.com/background-check-news/senate-committee-approves-long-term-care-background-checks-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Protection for Nations Seniors</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/2891972</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 1577) made headlines again this week as forward progress on the bill provides the blueprint for background investigations for long-term care employees. The bill will protect the nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ebiinc.com/blog.aspx?id=1822&amp;amp;blogid=210&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Salazar and Finance Committee Advance Bills to Improve Well ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/3335444</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Senator Ken Salazar's official RSS feed </name>
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S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act. Expands a successful seven-state pilot program implemented as part of the Medicare Modernization Act by making money available to states nationwide to improve their existing background ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://salazar.senate.gov/news/releases/080910fincombills.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/2823153</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1577/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congresspedia Preview: This Week in Congress (September 5-12, 2008 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/commentary/3386819</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conor Kenny's blog </name>
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... and exploitation, and S.1577, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prwatch.org/node/7731&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week's Senate Committee Schedule</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-07:/commentary/2803369</id>
    <updated>2008-09-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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S.1577, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-weeks-senate-committee-schedule.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Budget to Include $160 Million for Elder Abuse Prevention (USA)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-18:/commentary/1743622</id>
    <updated>2008-03-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Spotlight on Elder Abuse </name>
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The Senate approved an amendment for the funding last week, but the money, which would total $160 million, will only be available upon the Senate&amp;#39;s passage of the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 1577). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elder-abuse-spotlight.blogspot.com/2008/03/senate-budget-to-include-160-million.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Carson Manier's ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/commentary/3760911</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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S.1577 : A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/carsonmanier/Csk2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Supreme Court Update MetLife v. Glenn, No. 06-923, 461 F.3d 660 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-02:/commentary/1697492</id>
    <updated>2008-01-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia... </name>
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Senator Kohl (D - WI) has introduced last year S.1577, the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act. The legislation would require long-term care facilities and providers to conduct criminal history background checks before hiring a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robertfitzpatrick.blogspot.com/2008/01/supreme-court-update-metlife-v.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1577 - Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/2007/12/s1577-patient-safety-and-abuse.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/commentary/1468441</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/2007/12/s1577-patient-safety-and-abuse.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.3078 Patient Safety and Abuse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-02:/commentary/3335458</id>
    <updated>2007-11-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Medicare </name>
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Related Bills:. S.1577. Related Issue Areas:. Health policy &#183; Aged &#183; Criminal justice &#183; Criminal justice information &#183; 19 more &#183; Data banks &#183; Elder abuse &#183; Employee selection &#183; Federal-state relations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3078/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 3078: Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/commentary/3335459</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Introduced Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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Last Action: Aug 10, 2007: House Judiciary: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. This bill is identical to S. 1577 (Status: Reported by Committee). Question &amp; Answer. Have a question about this bill? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3078&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 3078, The Patient Safety and Abuse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/commentary/3634924</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for HR 6562,... </name>
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The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 1577) (more recent activity!) See Bills on the Same Subject: Aged, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Elder abuse, Employee selection, Federal-state ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3078.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act: Criminal background check ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.levinperconti.com/2007/06/patient_safety_and_abuse_preve.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-24:/commentary/803897</id>
    <updated>2007-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog </name>
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This bill (S. 1577) is intended to stop workers with criminal records from working with vulnerable people. Click here to read the bill Click here to read the National Citizen&amp;#39;s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform&amp;#39;s letter of support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.levinperconti.com/2007/06/patient_safety_and_abuse_preve.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medical Identity Theft and Bill Requiring Criminal Background ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-19:/commentary/3634926</id>
    <updated>2007-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Realtime Community | IT Compliance </name>
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On June 7 Senator Herb Kohl. introduced the U.S. federal bill S. 1577 the &quot;Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007.&quot; If signed into law this would require long-term nursing facilities and providers to perform criminal background ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realtime-itcompliance.com/laws_regulations/2007/06/medical_identity_theft_and_bil.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 1577, The Patient Safety and Abuse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-16:/commentary/3842698</id>
    <updated>2007-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for HR 6562,... </name>
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US Congress: S. 1577, The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200505909.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 1577, The Patient Safety and Abuse ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-09:/commentary/3335442</id>
    <updated>2007-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Comments for HR 6562,... </name>
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US Congress: S. 1577, The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1577.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: S. 1577: Patient Safety and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-08:/commentary/2971798</id>
    <updated>2007-06-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considered. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1577&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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