To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the Older Americans Act to require the Assistant Secretary for Aging to submit a yearly report to key congressional committees. The report must aggregate all State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program reports and summarize their findings. This creates a new federal transparency requirement for the ombudsman programs that advocate for residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
Who Benefits and How
Elderly residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities benefit from increased congressional oversight of the ombudsman programs that protect them. Congress benefits from receiving consolidated, actionable data about long-term care quality and complaint patterns nationwide. Families of long-term care residents benefit from the transparency that comes with mandatory federal reporting.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Administration on Aging (within HHS) bears the administrative burden of compiling, aggregating, and submitting the annual report. State ombudsman programs may face additional documentation requirements to ensure their reports are suitable for federal aggregation. The cost of compliance falls on federal and state agencies already responsible for these programs.
Key Provisions
- Adds Section 714 to the Older Americans Act requiring annual reports to Congress
- Reports must be submitted to the Senate HELP Committee, Senate Aging Committee, and House Education and Workforce Committee
- Reports must aggregate all state ombudsman program reports and summarize findings
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to submit annual reports to Congress aggregating and summarizing findings from all State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to submit annual reports to Congress aggregating and summarizing findings from all State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs.
Policy Domains
Whole Bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Elderly residents of long-term care facilities
- Congress (oversight capability)
- Families of long-term care residents
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Administration on Aging (HHS)
- State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Lawler, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Administration for Community Living, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary for Aging (HHS)
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