Elderly

State (Maine)
Maine 124th Legislature

An Act To Establish the Silver Alert Program [HB-1610] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Senior Citizens ]
An Act To Establish the Silver Alert Program

Sponsored by: Rep. Margaret M. Craven (s) Passed To Be Enacted In Concurrence on 03/25/2010

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State (Maine)
Maine 124th Legislature

An Act To Provide Property Tax Relief to Senior Citizens [HB-1233] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Taxes ]
An Act To Provide Property Tax Relief to Senior Citizens

Sponsored by: Sen. James Michael Hamper (s) Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/16/2009

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State (Maine)
Maine 124th Legislature

An Act To Protect Elderly Residents from Losing Their Homes Due to Taxes or Foreclosure [HB-1121] [Senior Citizens ] [Property Tax ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ]
An Act To Protect Elderly Residents from Losing Their Homes Due to Taxes or Foreclosure

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Bryant (s) Passed To Be Enacted In Concurrence on 03/02/2010

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State (Maine)
Maine 124th Legislature

RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Cap the Property Tax on the Primary Residence of a Person 65 Years of Age or Older [SB-1087] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ]
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Cap the Property Tax on the Primary Residence of a Person 65 Years of Age or Older

Sponsored by: Rep. Roger L. Sherman (s) Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/16/2009

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State (Maine)
Maine 129th Legislature

Resolve, To Provide Sustainable Funding for Assisted Living Facilities [SB-1839] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Senior Citizens ] [Budget and Spending ] [Human Services ]
Resolve, To Provide Sustainable Funding for Assisted Living Facilities

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Carried Over To Any Special Session Of The 129th Legislature Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 788. on 03/17/2020

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State (Maine)
Maine 129th Legislature

An Act To Provide Emergency Funds for Clients of the Adult Protective Services System [HB-325] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Safety ]
An Act To Provide Emergency Funds for Clients of the Adult Protective Services System

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne C. Perry Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Session Of The 129th Legislature Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 788. on 03/17/2020

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State (Maine)
Maine 129th Legislature

Resolve, To Establish a Medically Tailored Food Pilot Project [SB-474] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Resolve, To Establish a Medically Tailored Food Pilot Project

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shenna Lee Bellows Carried Over To Any Special Session Of The 129th Legislature Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 788. on 03/17/2020

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State (Maine)
Maine 129th Legislature

Resolve, To Promote Healthy Living in Maine [HB-315] [Public Health ]
Resolve, To Promote Healthy Living in Maine

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shenna Lee Bellows Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Session Of The 129th Legislature Pursuant To Joint Order Sp 788. on 03/17/2020

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2020

Elder abuse, require redaction of contract information from court documents released to the public, to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd. [HB-230] [Senior Citizens ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ]
Elder abuse, require redaction of contract information from court documents released to the public, to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roderick Scott Read For The Second Time And Placed On The Calendar 1 Amendment on 03/05/2020

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2020

Elder abuse, require redaction of contract information from court documents released to the public, to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd. [SB-167] [Senior Citizens ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ]
Elder abuse, require redaction of contract information from court documents released to the public, to clarify that an elderly person of sound mind or body may hire legal counsel for representation, Sec. 38-9F-6 am'd.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rodger M. Smitherman Read For The Second Time And Placed On The Calendar 1 Amendment on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Human Services - Department of Aging - Budget [HB-1423] [Budget and Spending ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Aging from making any change to certain funding allocations in preparing a budget for the Department of Aging unless certain notice of the change is provided to the Governor, the General Assembly, and certain local jurisdictions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Guardianship of Disabled Persons - Delegation of Responsibilities - Limitation [HB-1471] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Prohibiting the delegation of responsibilities of guardianship of a disabled person to a certain staff person if the delegation would result in the staff person being responsible for more than 26 guardianships.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/09/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Department of Aging - Assisted Living Program Subsidies - Determinations [SB-670] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Funding ]
Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors a $1,000 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index; requiring the Secretary, beginning March 1, 2023, to determine and announce the growth in the consumer price index over a certain period of time, if any, and a new subsidy for low-income seniors; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/07/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming and Licensure of Assisted Living Managers [HB-707] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Renaming the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators to be the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators; establishing a license for assisted living managers; altering the membership of the Board; altering the qualifications for certain Board members; altering the name of a certain rehabilitation committee; providing that the Board is a medical review committee under a certain provision of law; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Board Membership [HB-631] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ]
Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Health make certain recommendations for the appointment of certain members of the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators after consulting with certain associations and societies; and requiring the Secretary to recommend to the Governor professionals who have certain qualifications for certain appointments to the Board.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 279 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming and Licensure of Assisted Living Managers [SB-480] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Renaming the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators to be the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators; establishing a license for assisted living managers; altering the membership of the Board; altering the qualifications for certain Board members; altering the name of a certain rehabilitation committee; providing that the Board is a medical review committee under a certain provision of law; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Board Membership [SB-444] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ]
Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Health make certain recommendations for the appointment of certain members of the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators after consulting with certain associations and societies; and requiring the Secretary to recommend to the Governor professionals who have certain qualifications for certain appointments to the Board.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 280 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Department of Aging - Assisted Living Program Subsidies - Determinations [HB-564] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Requiring the Secretary of Aging to pay to certain low-income seniors up to a $1,500 subsidy from State general funds to help low-income seniors reside in assisted living programs; increasing, except under certain circumstances, a certain subsidy in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in the consumer price index; requiring an applicable area agency to determine the amount of the monthly subsidy for a resident of an assisted living program and, in doing so, to make a certain deduction for personal expenses; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein Referred Finance Budget And Taxation on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs - Funding [HB-498] [Senior Citizens ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ]
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; and altering the definition of "aging-in-place program" to include programs that enable individuals to not only remain in their own home but to safely participate in a community regardless of age, income or ability level.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

Relating To Financial Exploitation. [SB-2949] [Consumer Protection ] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizes a civil cause of action by a vulnerable adult for financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Allows attorney's fees and costs and punitive damages. Establishes degrees and classes of felonies for financial exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. Establishes a presumption of financial exploitation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Laura Thielen Reported From Hms (stand. Com. Rep. No. 2480) With Recommendation Of Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jdc. on 02/11/2020

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