Sec. 202. Functions of Assistant Secretary
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Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (5), by inserting economic security, after nutrition, ; in paragraph (7), by inserting , including economic security trends among such individuals after older individuals ; in paragraph (8), by striking older individuals and inserting the health and economic security of older individuals ; in paragraph (14), by inserting for working with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Secretary of Labor to identify and address workforce shortages involving such personnel, after field of aging, ; by striking paragraph
(15)and inserting the following: as needed, provide technical assistance, training through training packages, and other forms of instruction to entities consisting of State agencies, area agencies on aging, service providers, and community-based organizations, to ensure that the entities develop and implement, in a culturally and linguistically competent manner, programming, services, and outreach for older individuals with greatest economic need and older individuals with greatest social need (with particular attention to providing services to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B); and consult with national and community-based organizations representing minority individuals to develop the capacity of the Administration to provide such technical assistance, training, and instruction. ; in paragraph (16)(C), by striking paragraphs
(2)and (5)(A) and inserting paragraphs
(2)and (4)(A) ; in paragraph (18), by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: make available to the Center— for fiscal year 2014, not less than $2,000,000; and for each subsequent fiscal year, not less than the amount made available under this subparagraph for fiscal year 2014. ; by striking paragraph
(22)and inserting the following: develop guidelines for area agencies on aging to follow in choosing and evaluating providers of legal assistance with the capacity to work within an integrated legal assistance delivery system; ; in paragraph (23), by striking all text following developers and inserting referred to in section 307(a)(13) and section 731; ; in paragraph (27), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (28), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: encourage, provide technical assistance to and share best practices with, States, area agencies on aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and service providers to carry out outreach and coordinate activities with health care entities, such as Federally qualified health centers, in order to assure better care coordination for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses; and coordinate activities with other Federal agencies that are working to improve care coordination and developing new models and best practices for that coordination. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (8)— in subparagraph (D)— by inserting , and with future planning for eligible care recipients (as defined in section 372(a)) who are individuals with disabilities described in section 372(a)(2)(B) and who are living with older relative caregivers (as so defined) after needs ; and by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to provide information relating to the quality measures identified under paragraph (11)(A), using the methods described in paragraph (11)(B), about home and community-based long-term care programs, service providers, and resources, when referring consumers to those programs, providers, or resources; ; in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(11)as paragraph (12); and by inserting after paragraph
(10)the following: identify, in consultation with States (either directly or by entering into a contract under this subparagraph and considering the recommendation of the contract recipient) quality measures for home and community-based long-term care programs, service providers, and resources that— protect the health, safety, and welfare of consumers who are referred to such programs; and shall be identified after the Assistant Secretary takes into account, at a minimum, information regarding— background checks of service providers; licensure of agencies and certification and training of service providers; and consumer satisfaction regarding programs, service providers, and resources, in cases in which consumer satisfaction information is available; and ; in subsection (e)(2)(B)— in clause (viii), by striking and ; by redesignating clause
(ix)as clause (x); and by inserting after clause
(viii)the following: organizations with expertise on economic security, asset accumulation, and retirement planning; and ; and by adding at the end the following: The Assistant Secretary shall ensure, where appropriate, that all programs funded under this Act include appropriate training in the prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and provision of services that address elder justice and the exploitation of older individuals. The Assistant Secretary shall establish and operate a National Resource Center for Women and Retirement (referred to in this subsection as the Center ). The Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center such resources as are necessary for the Center to carry out effectively the functions of the Center under this Act, which shall be an amount not less than $279,000 for fiscal year 2014. In subsequent fiscal years, the Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center not less than the amount of resources made available to the Center under this paragraph for fiscal year 2014. Aging and Disability Resource Centers implemented under subsection (b)(8) may carry out an assessment program, with respect to informal caregivers and care recipients, that shall be modeled on the family caregiver assessment program established under section 373(b). For purposes of an informal caregiver assessment carried out in accordance with paragraph (1), the following definitions shall apply: The term care recipient means— an older individual; an individual with a disability; or an individual with a special need. The term informal caregiver means an adult family member, or another individual, who is an informal provider of in-home and community care to a care recipient. The Assistant Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract, establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging. The Assistant Secretary shall develop and issue operating standards and reporting requirements for the Center established under paragraph (1). The Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center such resources as are necessary for the Center to carry out effectively the functions of the Center under this Act for fiscal year 2014. In subsequent fiscal years, the Assistant Secretary shall make available to the Center not less than the amount of resources made available to the Center under this paragraph for fiscal year 2014. The Assistant Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract, establish and operate a National Adult Protective Services Resource Center. .
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