H.R. 3098 (111th): Caring for an Aging America Act of 2009

Introduced:
Jun 26, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI13]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on June 26, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 26, 2009
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

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Full Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans.

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Last updated Jun 26, 2009.
13 pages

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6/26/2009--Introduced.
Caring for an Aging America Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a Geriatric and Gerontology Loan Repayment Program to enter into contracts with qualified physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists, social workers, physician assistants, and psychologists to pay educational loans in exchange for providing full-time clinical practice and service to older adults; and (2) establish the National Advisory Council on the Geriatric and Gerontology Loan Repayment Program. Requires the Secretary to ensure that individuals eligible for the nurse loan repayment program include registered nurses who complete specialty training in geriatrics or gerontology and who elect to provide nursing services to older adults in home and long-term care settings. Authorizes the Secretary to award nursing education grants and enter into contracts for programs that focus on specialty training in providing long-term care services for nursing personnel who provide services in home and long-term care settings. Requires the Secretary to establish a Health and Long-Term Care Workforce Advisory Panel to: (1) examine, and provide advice on, workforce issues related to health and long-term care for the aging population; and (2) conduct a research project to identify incentives for recruitment and retention of clinicians and providers who agree to serve vulnerable older adults in geriatric and long-term care settings.

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