Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006
Latest action · Jun 23, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support national education campaigns focusing on reducing falls among older adults, on preventing repeat falls, and on educating health professionals about falls risk, assessment, and prevention; and (2) award grants for local and state education campaigns.
Directs the Secretary to conduct and support research to: (1) improve the identification of older adults who have a high risk of falling; (2) improve data collection and analysis to identify fall risk and protective factors; (3) design, implement, and evaluate the most effective fall prevention and medication management interventions; (4) tailor strategies to reduce falls to specific populations of older adults; (5) maximize the dissemination of proven, effective fall prevention interventions; (6) improve the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of elderly fall victims; and (7) assess the risks of falls occurring in various settings.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct research concerning barriers to the adoption of proven interventions, approaches to reduce falls among high-risk older adults living in long-term care facilities, and strategies in home modifications; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs; (3) provide for a website to serve as an information clearinghouse; (4) oversee and support demonstration projects designed to reduce the risk of falls in frail older adults emphasizing projects that foster collaboration between health care providers and the aging services network or residential and institutional settings; and (5) report to Congress on the effects of falls on health care costs, the potential for reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing associated health care costs.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2006 to Sep 7, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 14, 2006 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 7, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2006 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 14, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1531 | Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls and Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act | Related bill | Dec 5, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Accident prevention
- Apartment houses
- Architecture and the disabled
- Caregivers
- Case management
- Commerce
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuum of care
- Cost accounting
- Cost control
- Disabled
- Drugs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Exercise
- Federal aid to research
- Federal aid to the aged
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health education
- Home repair and improvement
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing for the aged
- Human behavior
- Life care communities
- Medical economics
- Medical research
- Medical screening
- Medical statistics
- Medicare
- Nursing homes
- Preventive medicine
- Public-private partnerships
- Quality of life
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Research grants
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Technological innovations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2006Introduced in House
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