Sec. 215. National Family Caregiver Support program

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Section 372(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s(a) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs

(1)through

(3)as paragraphs

(2)through (4), respectively; and by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: The term caregiver assessment means a defined process of gathering information to identify the specific needs, barriers to support services, and existing supports of a family caregiver or older relative caregiver, as identified by the caregiver involved, to appropriately target recommendations for support services described in section 373(b). Such assessment shall be administered through direct contact with the caregiver, which may include contact through a home visit, the Internet, telephone or teleconference, or in-person interaction. . Section 373 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1 ) is amended— in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting which may be informed through the use of caregiver assessments, after provided, ; in subsection (e)(3), in the first sentence, by inserting , including caregiver assessments used in the State, after mechanisms ; by redesignating subsections

(e)through

(g)as subsections

(f)through (h), respectively; by inserting after subsection

(d)the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments and every 5 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall— identify best practices relating to the programs carried out under this section and section 631, regarding— the use of procedures and tools to monitor and evaluate the performance of the programs carried out under such sections; the use of evidence-based caregiver support services; and any other issue determined relevant by the Assistant Secretary; and make available, including on the website of the Administration and pursuant to section 202(a)(34), best practices described in paragraph (1), to carry out the programs under this section and section 631. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Assistant Secretary may award funds authorized under this section to States, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, institutions of higher education, and organizations, including tribal organizations, for conducting activities of national significance that— promote quality and continuous improvement in the support provided to family caregivers and older relative caregivers through programs carried out under this section and section 631; and include, with respect to such programs, program evaluation, training, technical assistance, and research. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with stakeholders with appropriate expertise and, as appropriate, informed by the strategy developed under the RAISE Family Caregivers Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s note), shall provide technical assistance to promote and implement the use of caregiver assessments. Such technical assistance may include sharing available tools or templates, comprehensive assessment protocols, and best practices concerning— conducting caregiver assessments (including reassessments) as needed; implementing such assessments that are consistent across a planning and service area, as appropriate; and implementing caregiver support service plans, including conducting referrals to and coordination of activities with relevant State services. . Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall issue a report on the use of caregiver assessments by area agencies on aging, entities contracting with such agencies, and tribal organizations. Such report shall include— an analysis of the current use of caregiver assessments, as of the date of the report; an analysis of the potential impact of caregiver assessments on— family caregivers and older relative caregivers; and the older individuals to whom the caregivers described in clause

(i)provide care; an analysis of the potential impact of using caregiver assessments on the aging network; an analysis of how caregiver assessments are being used to identify the specific needs, barriers to support services, and existing supports of family caregivers and older relative caregivers, with particular consideration to supporting— a caregiver specified in this subparagraph who is caring for individuals with disabilities, or, if appropriate, with a serious illness; and caregivers with disabilities; recommendations for furthering the use of caregiver assessments, as appropriate, including in rural or underserved areas; and recommendations for assisting State agencies and area agencies on aging, particularly in rural or underserved areas, in implementing the use of caregiver assessments. Not later than 6 months after the issuance of the report specified in paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall submit the report to the committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over this Act, and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate. In this subsection— the terms caregiver assessment and older relative caregiver have the meanings given such terms in section 372(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s(a) ); the term family caregiver has the meaning given the term in section 302 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3022 ); and the terms State agency and tribal organization have the meanings given the terms in section 102 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 ). Section 631(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057k–11(b) ) is amended by striking (c), (d), and

(e)and inserting (c), (d), and

(f).

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