Sec. 2. Addressing the needs of caregivers
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Section 303(e) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3023(e) ) is amended by striking $154,336,482 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 . Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: By not later than January 1, 2021, the Assistant Secretary shall— in consultation with caregivers, older individuals, the aging network, and other experts and stakeholders, develop and implement a strategy to increase the use of comprehensive caregiver assessment tools that— are standardized across a planning and service area; assess the specific problems, needs, strengths, and resources of caregivers— as identified by a recognized caregiver, as appropriate, through voluntary participation; through direct contact with the caregiver, which may include in-person, phone, or online contact; and at appropriate intervals, including to accommodate significant changes in the caregiving situation; determine whether a caregiver would benefit from support services; and lead to providing targeted caregiver support services to best benefit caregivers, where appropriate and available based upon identified unmet needs, including through referrals; conduct a study on the best practices and potential considerations regarding mandatory use of comprehensive caregiver assessment tools standardized across a planning and service area by an area agency on aging, which shall examine— the current use of caregiver assessments, as of the date of the study; the efficacy and feasibility of mandatory use of comprehensive caregiver assessment tools standardized across a planning and service area, including the value to caregivers and the older individuals to whom they provide care; and the potential impact on the aging network of using such assessments; and prepare and submit to Congress a report regarding the study under paragraph
(2)that provides recommendations for the appropriate use of comprehensive caregiver assessments standardized across a planning and service area by an area agency on aging, and a proposed budget, based on the Assistant Secretary’s professional judgment, for appropriately implementing the recommendations. . Section 373(e)(3) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(e)(3) ) is amended by inserting assess the needs of family caregivers or older relative caregivers and before provide . Section 202(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (10), by striking and after the semicolon; by redesignating paragraph
(11)as paragraph (12); and by inserting after paragraph
(10)the following: establish and operate the National Family Caregiver Resource and Technical Assistance Center, which will— by grant or contract with a public or private nonprofit entity, provide information and assistance to State agencies, area agencies on aging, and community-based service providers funded under this Act, including— through technical assistance, research, training, program analysis, and data collection; activities described in section 411(a)(11); and dissemination of best practices, including best practices for conducting assessments of caregiver needs using comprehensive assessment tools standardized across a planning and service area; and directly or through grant or contract, provide information, education, and assistance to family caregivers in a manner that is accessible and understandable to the family caregivers. . Section 202(b)(9) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3012(b)(9) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking and after the semicolon; in subparagraph (B), by inserting and after the semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: business acumen, capacity building, organizational development, innovation, and other methods of growing and sustaining the capacity of the aging network to serve older adults and caregivers most effectively; . Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3026 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this Act shall restrict an area agency on aging from providing services not provided or authorized under this Act, including through— contracts with health care payers; consumer private pay programs; or other arrangements with entities or individuals that increase the availability of home and community-based services and supports in the planning and service area supported by the area agency on aging. .
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Addressing the needs of caregivers
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