Title I: Amendments To The Older Americans Act of 1965 - National Older Americans Advocacy and Protection Amendments of 1991 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish in the Administration on Aging (Administration) an Office on Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs headed by an Associate Commissioner For Ombudsman Services who shall serve as the Federal advocate on behalf of older individuals who reside in long-term care facilities.
Requires the Administration to establish and operate the National Ombudsman Resource Center to assist State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen and to carry out State long-term care ombudsman programs.
Extends the deadline for the annual Administration report to the Congress on complaints and conditions in long-term care facilities.
Requires a Commission study of the effectiveness of State long-term care ombudsman programs.
Provides for greater accountability in the State and local long-term care ombudsman programs.
Requires long-term care ombudsmen to have immediate access to residents of long-term care facilities.
Expands the authority of long-term care ombudsmen to include representing such residents' interests before governmental agencies and seeking administrative, legal, and other actions to protect the rights and well-being of such residents.
Requires long-term care ombudsman programs to: (1) inform such residents about ombudsman services; and (2) ensure that such residents have regular and timely access to such services and receive timely responses to requests for such services.
Defines "conflict of interest" for purposes of such Act as: (1) a direct involvement in the licensing or certification of a long-term care facility or of a provider of a long-term care service; (2) an ownership or investment interest in the operation of a long-term care facility; (3) employment by, or participation in the management of, a long-term care facility; or (4) the receipt, or right to receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration under a compensation arrangement with an owner or operator of a long-term care facility.
Requires States to establish, and specify in writing, mechanisms to identify and remove conflicts of interest.
Title II: Elder Abuse - Prevention, Identification, and Treatment of Elder Abuse Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an office known as the National Center on Elder Abuse to: (1) compile an annual summary of recently conducted research on elder abuse; (2) develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on all programs for the prevention and treatment of such abuse; (3) compile training materials for personnel engaged in elder abuse prevention; (4) provide technical assistance for the planning and implementation of programs relating to the problems of elder abuse; and (5) investigate the causes and national incidence of elder abuse.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public agencies or nonprofit organizations for demonstration projects designed to prevent and treat elder abuse. Sets forth the terms and conditions for such grants.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for the development and implementation of elder abuse prevention and treatment programs. Requires such States to have in effect a State elder abuse laws. Sets forth other requirements for eligibility.
Prohibits the use of assistance for construction of facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria to achieve equitable distribution of assistance among the States.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title III: Board and Care Facility Quality - National Commission on Board and Care Facility Quality Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for the establishment of a National Commission on Board and Care Facility Quality to: (1) examine existing quality, health, and safety requirements for board and care facilities and the enforcement of such requirements for their adequacy and effectiveness; (2) examine and make recommendations with respect to the appropriate role of Federal, State, and local governments in assuring the health and safety of residents of board and care facilities; and (3) make specific recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary concerning the establishment of minimum national standards for the health and safety of residents of such facilities and the enforcement of such standards.
Title IV: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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