Elderly
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Human Services – Secretary of Aging – Qualifications [SB-511]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishing certain qualifications for an individual appointed as the Secretary of Aging; and requiring an individual appointed as the Secretary to have extensive experience and knowledge of laws, legislation, and regulations relating to aging, programs for aging individuals, a demonstrated commitment to the mission of both the Federal Older Americans Act and the Department, and hold at least a bachelor's degree.
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Gettr Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Elderly Individuals - Howard County and Montgomery County Adult Day Health Care Services Pilot Program and Task Force [SB-527]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Howard County and Montgomery County Adult Day Health Care Services Pilot Program in Howard County and Montgomery County to integrate the provision of medical adult day care services, home health care services, and medical services provided under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; authorizing Howard County and Montgomery County to jointly authorize the operation of one or more integrator entities to coordinate services provided under the pilot program; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Human Services - Secretary of Aging - Qualifications [HB-430]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring an individual appointed as the Secretary of Aging to have extensive experience and knowledge of laws, legislation, and regulations relating to aging, programs for aging individuals, including evidence-based and data-driven programs, and a demonstrated commitment to the missions of both the federal Older Americans Act and the Department of Aging.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Medical Cannabis. [SB-2718]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Exempts any person who has reached the age of sixty-five from the requirement of having a debilitating medical condition to be eligible for the use of medical cannabis. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Taxation. [HB-1702]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Exempts the net capital gain from the sale of a residential property by a taxpayer who is sixty-five years of age or older from the capital gains tax.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Fiduciary Institutions - Investigation of Financial Abuse and Financial Exploitation - Records Disclosure [SB-175]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a fiduciary institution to disclose certain financial records from a specified period of time that are requested in writing by an adult protective services program that is investigating suspected financial abuse or financial exploitation; authorizing an adult protective services agency or a law enforcement agency to share certain information with a fiduciary institution that made a report of suspected financial abuse or financial exploitation; etc.
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Maine 130th Legislature
An Act To Ensure Equitable Geographic Access to Long-term Care Services in the Department of Health and Human Services [SB-1790]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
An Act To Ensure Equitable Geographic Access to Long-term Care Services in the Department of Health and Human Services
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Maine 130th Legislature
An Act To Protect the Health, Safety and Comfort of Elderly Residents and Residents with Disabilities by Ensuring Backup Access to Electrical Power in Certain Facilities during Power Outages [HB-1657]
[Disabilities ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
An Act To Protect the Health, Safety and Comfort of Elderly Residents and Residents with Disabilities by Ensuring Backup Access to Electrical Power in Certain Facilities during Power Outages
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Maine 130th Legislature
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An Act To Expand Tenant Representation on Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Housing Corporations [HB-1606]
[Housing ]
[Nonprofit ]
An Act To Expand Tenant Representation on Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Housing Corporations
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Maine 130th Legislature
An Act To Promote Intergovernmental Coordination Regarding Age-friendly State Initiatives [HB-1547]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
An Act To Promote Intergovernmental Coordination Regarding Age-friendly State Initiatives
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Maine 130th Legislature
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Collaborate with the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Make Recommendations for In-home Rehabilitation Services [HB-1477]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Collaborate with the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program To Convene a Stakeholder Group To Make Recommendations for In-home Rehabilitation Services
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Maine 130th Legislature
An Act To Encourage Family Care of Aging Adults [HB-1427]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
An Act To Encourage Family Care of Aging Adults
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Maine 130th Legislature
Resolve, To Increase MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Services Provided by Direct Care Workers [SB-878]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Resolve, To Increase MaineCare Reimbursement Rates for Services Provided by Direct Care Workers
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Maine 130th Legislature
An Act To Establish a Bill of Rights for Maine Residents 65 Years of Age and Older [HB-741]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Rights ]
An Act To Establish a Bill of Rights for Maine Residents 65 Years of Age and Older
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Maine 130th Legislature
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Resolve, To Eliminate the Asset Test for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [HB-727]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Resolve, To Eliminate the Asset Test for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Maine 130th Legislature
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An Act To Continue Funding for Home-delivered Meals for Homebound Seniors and To Address Growing Demand [SB-485]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
An Act To Continue Funding for Home-delivered Meals for Homebound Seniors and To Address Growing Demand
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Alabama Regular Session 2021
Elder abuse, court documents, redaction of contact information when released, authority for elderly persons to hire attorneys, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd. [HB-307]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Elder abuse, court documents, redaction of contact information when released, authority for elderly persons to hire attorneys, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Maryland Public Guardianship Program [HB-903]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Public Guardianship Program; providing for the composition, co-chairs, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to assess and analyze the Maryland Public Guardianship Program and make recommendations about how to improve the guardianship program in Maryland; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2022.
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Alabama Regular Session 2021
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Elder abuse, court documents, redaction of contact information when released, authority for elderly persons to hire attorneys, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd. [SB-85]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Elder abuse, court documents, redaction of contact information when released, authority for elderly persons to hire attorneys, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs - Funding [HB-255]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Community Development ]
[Healthcare ]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $100,000 for grants to certain nonprofit organizations and area agencies on aging to expand and establish aging-in-place programs for seniors; requiring at least 20% of the appropriated funding be used to support senior villages, local, member-driven, nonprofit organizations that support community members who choose to age in place; and altering the definition of "aging-in-place program" to include community participation.