Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services Act of 2007 - Establishes the Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services. Requires the Consortium to conduct a study of all matters relating to the potential use of new technology to assist older adults and their caregivers, including: (1) methods for identifying technology that may be adapted to meet their needs; (2) methods for fostering scientific innovation in aging services technology within the business and academic communities; (3) barriers to innovation in and the adoption of technology and strategies for removing such barriers; (4) developments in such technology in other countries; and (5) methods for ensuring that U.S. businesses have a leadership role in the global market of such technology.
Requires the Consortium to develop recommendations concerning: (1) developments in current technologies that may result in increased efficiency and cost savings to the healthcare system; (2) opportunities for research and development to accelerate the development and adoption of aging services technology; (3) methods to ensure that technology infrastructure is in place to deliver services; and (4) establishment of a federal interagency task force to facilitate the development and distribution of such technology and a National Resource Center to stimulate research, oversee demonstration projects, and provide training and assistance to entities that provide such services.
Requires the Consortium to report recommendations regarding development of a national policy to address issues concerning technology and assistive health services for seniors, changes to federal laws and programs that would support and encourage the private sector to develop and make widely available consumer-empowered technology solutions, and establishment of a National Resource Center on Aging Services Technologies.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2007 to Sep 17, 2007, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 17, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 716 | Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Feb 28, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aging
- Caregivers
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disabled
- Drugs
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health information systems
- Human engineering
- Medical economics
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Medical technology
- Medical tests
- Preventive medicine
- Quality control
- Quality of care
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Technological innovations
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
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