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Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003

Introduced: June 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 19, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 19, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 19, 2004
Received in the House.
Nov 18, 2004
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11508-11510; text as passed Senate: CR S11509-11510; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11508-11509)
Nov 18, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11508-11510; text as passed Senate: CR S11509-11510; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11508-11509)
Oct 8, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 785.
Oct 8, 2004
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-395.
Sep 22, 2004
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7554-7555)
Jun 9, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administration on Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a three-year national education campaign by the National Safety Council focusing on ways to reduce the risk of elder falls and prevent repeat falls; and (2) provide grants for State coalitions for local education campaigns addressing reduction and prevention of elder falls.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) conduct and support research concerning various topics, including: high-risk elders, risk and protective factors, fall reduction strategies, fall prevention interventions, diagnosis and treatment of victims, barriers to adopting proven interventions, and the effectiveness of community programs in preventing assisted living and nursing home falls; (2) support the development of ways to reduce falls among very high risk elders; and (3) award grants to enable organizations to provide professional education for physicians and health professionals in elder fall prevention.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to oversee and support demonstration and research projects to be carried out by the Council and other qualified organizations in the following areas: (1) a multi-State demonstration project assessing the utility of targeted fall risk screening and referral programs; (2) programs designed for community-dwelling elderly; (3) programs targeting newly-discharged fall victims at high risk for second falls; and (4) private-public partnerships to develop technologies to prevent falls and prevent or reduce injuries from falls. Requires the Secretary to provide grants to design and implement fall prevention programs in residential and institutional settings and to provide one or more grants for a multi-State demonstration project to implement and evaluate fall prevention programs.

Directs the Secretary to review the effects of falls on the costs of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the potential for reducing costs by expanding covered services. States that such review shall include a review of reimbursement policies.

What's happening now December 1, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3513 Related bill Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 10, 2004
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1217: Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1217/
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"S. 1217: Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1217/.
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S. 1217, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1217/.
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