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Legislative Update - Elder Justice Act of 2009
from Dee Bergan
Part I
One of the delightful, but little known, surprises in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the healthcare reform legislation) is its inclusion of the Elder Justice Act of 2009, a bill which had been introduced four times prior to its passage with the Patient Protection Act.
The Elder Justice Act (“EJA”) will provide federal support and funds to expand the fight against elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. The Elder Justice Act can be found in sections 6701-6703 and beginning at Section 2011 of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection Act. (Go to www.thomas.gov, the Library of Congress web site, and search for HR 3590 ENR.)
Like many laws before it, the Patient Protection Act contains bits and pieces of bills not directly related to the focus of the healthcare reform bill, such as the EJA, but which were rolled into it either as compromises or because an enterprising congressman or senator seized an opportunity. Bills take on a life of their own as they work their way through Congress.
There are several interesting parts to the Elder Justice Act. Because it is fairly meaty, I’ll split my take on it into several blog posts to make it a little easier to digest. continue
from Dee Bergan
Part I
One of the delightful, but little known, surprises in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the healthcare reform legislation) is its inclusion of the Elder Justice Act of 2009, a bill which had been introduced four times prior to its passage with the Patient Protection Act.
The Elder Justice Act (“EJA”) will provide federal support and funds to expand the fight against elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. The Elder Justice Act can be found in sections 6701-6703 and beginning at Section 2011 of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection Act. (Go to www.thomas.gov, the Library of Congress web site, and search for HR 3590 ENR.)
Like many laws before it, the Patient Protection Act contains bits and pieces of bills not directly related to the focus of the healthcare reform bill, such as the EJA, but which were rolled into it either as compromises or because an enterprising congressman or senator seized an opportunity. Bills take on a life of their own as they work their way through Congress.
There are several interesting parts to the Elder Justice Act. Because it is fairly meaty, I’ll split my take on it into several blog posts to make it a little easier to digest. continue
