Sec. 314. National family caregiver support program
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Section 372 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking this subpart: and inserting this part: ; and by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following: The term child means an individual who is not more than 18 years of age. The term eligible care recipient means a relative, of an older relative caregiver, who is— a child; or an individual with a disability who is not less than 19 and not more than 59 years of age. The term older relative caregiver means a caregiver, as defined in subparagraph
(B)or (C), who— is 55 years of age or older; and lives with, is the informal provider of in-home and community care to, and is the primary caregiver for, an eligible care recipient who is described in subparagraph
(B)or (C), respectively. For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term caregiver , used with respect to an eligible care recipient who is a child, means an individual who— is the grandparent, stepgrandparent, or other relative (other than the parent) by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the eligible care recipient; is the primary caregiver of the eligible care recipient because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver of the eligible care recipient; and has a legal relationship to the eligible care recipient, such as legal custody or guardianship, or is raising the eligible care recipient informally. For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term caregiver , used with respect to an eligible care recipient who is an individual with a disability described in paragraph (2)(B) means an individual who is the parent, grandparent, or other relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the eligible care recipient. ; and in subsection (b)(2)— by striking grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers and inserting older relative caregivers ; and by striking children and inserting eligible care recipients . Section 373 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by striking grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers. and inserting older relative caregivers. ; by redesignating subsections
(b)through
(g)as subsections
(c)through (h), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: The Assistant Secretary may make grants to States to establish a program, in accordance with the program requirements described in paragraph (4), to assess the needs of family caregivers for targeted support services. Each State seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate. A State receiving a grant under this subsection may enter into an agreement with area agencies on aging in the State, or an Aging and Disability Resource Center in the State, to administer the program, using such grant funds. Assessments under a program established as described in paragraph
(1)shall include asking the family caregiver relevant questions in order to determine whether the family caregiver would benefit from any targeted support services. In the case where a questionnaire completed by a family caregiver under subparagraph
(A)indicates that the family caregiver would benefit from 1 or more targeted support services, the agency administering the program established under paragraph
(1)shall provide referrals to the family caregiver for State, local, nonprofit, and private-sector caregiver programs and other resources that provide such targeted support services to such caregivers. Each State with a program described in paragraph
(1)shall periodically submit to the Assistant Secretary a report containing information on the number of caregivers assessed under the program, information on the number of referrals made for targeted support services under the program (disaggregated by type of service), demographic information on caregivers assessed under the program, and other information required by the Assistant Secretary. ; in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the efforts of the Ombudsman to facilitate the activities of, and support, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program under title VII and this title, and the efforts of the Ombudsman to facilitate the activities of, and support, family and caregiver councils in long-term care facilities. ; in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and grandparents and older individuals who are relative caregivers, and inserting and older relative caregivers, ; in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph
(1)or
(2)of ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking subsection (b), in the case of a caregiver described in paragraph
(1)and inserting subsection (c), in the case of a caregiver described in subsection (a)(1) ; and by striking section 102(22). and inserting section 102(24). ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by inserting (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)) after social need ; and by striking economic need and all that follows and inserting economic need; and ; in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking subsection
(b)and inserting subsection
(c); in subsection (f)(3), as redesignated by paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking or grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers, and inserting older relative caregivers, ; in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and inserting for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking under section 303 and inserting under section 303(e) ; and in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: A State may use not more than 10 percent of the total Federal and non-Federal share available to the State under this part to provide support services to— older relative caregivers who provide care for children; and older relative caregivers— who provide care for individuals described in section 372(a)(2)(B); and who are the parents of the individuals. ; and by adding at the end the following: Amounts made available to a State to carry out the State program under this part may be used to support the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, including supporting the development of resident and family councils. . Part E of title III of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s et seq. ) is amended by striking the subpart heading for subpart 1. Sections 373 (as amended by subsection (b)) and 374 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1 , 3030s–2) are further amended by striking this subpart in each place it appears and inserting this part .
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