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This resolution urges Congress to fully fund programs and activities under the federal Elder Justice Act. The act, which was enacted in 2010 as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, was the first time a federal law authorized a specific source of federal funds to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Among other provisions, the Elder Justice Act authorizes grants to support improvements to state adult protective services and long-term care ombudsman programs; authorizes grants for federal and state survey agencies for long-term care facilities andfor forensic centers to develop expertise on the issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The Elder Justice Act also established an Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation to create a multi-disciplinary plan for developing the field of elder justice, and requires abuses in long-term care facilities to be immediately reported to law enforcement. Despite the intent of the Elder Justice Act to fight elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, Congress has failed to fully fund the act's authorized programs and activities. According to a June 15, 2020 report by the Congressional Research Service, the authorizations of appropriations for most Elder Justice Act activities expired in September 2014, and most programs and activities authorized under the act have either not received funding since enactment, or have not received funding at their previously authorized levels.

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Carol Murphy (D)*,  Shanique Speight (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee (on 03/07/2024)

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