SUBCHAPTER IV—RESEARCH RELATING TO SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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§11231. Transferred
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§11232. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–607, title I, §142(c)(1)(A), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057
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§§11241, 11242. Transferred
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Section 11241,
Section 11242,
§11243. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–607, title I, §142(c)(2)(A), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057
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Part 1—Responsibilities of National Institute of Mental Health
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§11251. Research program and plan
(a) Grants for research
The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health shall conduct, or make grants for the conduct of, research relevant to appropriate services and specialized care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families.
(b) Preparation of plan; contents; revision
The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health shall—
(1) ensure that the research conducted under subsection (a) includes research concerning—
(A) mental health services and treatment modalities relevant to the mental, behavioral, and psychological problems associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
(B) the most effective methods for providing comprehensive multidimensional assessments to obtain information about the current functioning of, and needs for the care of, individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias;
(C) the optimal range, types, and cost-effectiveness of services and specialized care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families, in community and residential settings (including home care, day care, and respite care), and in institutional settings, particularly with respect to—
(i) the design of the services and care;
(ii) appropriate staffing for the provision of the services and care;
(iii) the timing of the services and care during the progression of the disease or dementias; and
(iv) the appropriate mix and coordination of the services and specialized care;
(D) the efficacy of various special care units in the United States for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, including an assessment of the costs incurred in operating such units, the evaluation of best practices for the development of appropriate standards to be used by such units, and the measurement of patient outcomes in such units;
(E) methods to combine formal support services provided by health care professionals for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias with informal support services provided for such individuals by their families, friends, and neighbors, including services such as day care services, respite care services, home care services, nursing home services, and other residential services and care, and an evaluation of the services actually used for such individuals and the sources of payment for such services;
(F) methods to sustain family members who provide care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias through interventions to reduce psychological and social problems and physical problems induced by stress; and
(G) improved methods to deliver services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families, including services such as outreach services, comprehensive assessment and care management services, outpatient treatment services, home care services, respite care services, adult day care services, partial hospitalization services, nursing home services, and other residential services and care; and
(2) ensure that the research is coordinated with, and uses, to the maximum extent feasible, resources of, other Federal programs relating to Alzheimer's disease and dementia, including centers supported under
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 931 of
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1992—Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b).
Subsec. (b)(1).
Subsec. (b)(1)(A).
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iii).
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iv).
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(v), (vii).
Subsec. (b)(1)(B).
Subsec. (b)(2).
Subsec. (c).
§11252. Dissemination
The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health shall disseminate the results of research conducted under this part to appropriate professional entities and to the public.
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A prior section 932 of
§11253. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996.
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1992—
Part 2—Responsibilities of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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§11261. Research program
(a) Grants for research
The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall conduct, or make grants for the conduct of, research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families.
(b) Research subjects
The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall ensure that research conducted under subsection (a) shall include research—
(1) concerning improving the organization, delivery, and financing of services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families, including research on—
(A) the design, staffing, and operation of special care units for the individuals in institutional settings, as well as individuals in institutional settings,1 as well as individuals in home care, day care, and respite care; and
(B) the exploration and enhancement of services such as home care, day care, and respite care, that provide alternatives to institutional care;
(2) concerning the costs incurred by individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and by their families in obtaining services, particularly services that are essential to the individuals and that are not generally required by other patients under long-term care programs;
(3) concerning the costs, cost-effectiveness, and effectiveness of various interventions to provide services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families;
(4) conducted in consultation with the Director of the National Institute on Aging and the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging, concerning the role of physicians in caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families, including the role of a physician in connecting such persons with appropriate health care and supportive services, including those supported through State and area agencies on aging designated under section 3025(a)(1) and (2)(A) of this title; and
(5) conducted in consultation with the Director of the National Institute on Aging and the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging, concerning legal and ethical issues, including issues associated with special care units, facing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and facing their families.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 11261,
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1999—Subsecs. (a), (b).
§11262. Dissemination
The Director of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment shall disseminate the results of research conducted under this part to appropriate professional entities and to the public.
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§11263. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996.
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1992—
Part 3—Responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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§11271. Research program and plan
(a) Grants for research
The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct, or make grants for the conduct of, research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families.
(b) Preparation of plan; contents; revision
(1) Within 6 months after November 14, 1986, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for research to be conducted under (a).1 The plan shall—
(A) provide for a determination of the types of services required by individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families to allow such individuals to remain living at home or in a community-based setting;
(B) provide for a determination of the costs of providing needed services to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families, including the expenditures for institutional, home, and community-based services and the source of payment for such expenditures;
(C) provide for an assessment of the adequacy of benefits provided through the Medicare and Medicaid programs and through private health insurance for needed services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families; and
(D) provide for a determination of the costs to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and to private health insurers (if available) of providing covered benefits to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families.
(2) Within one year after transmitting the plan required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council such revisions of such plan as the Administrator considers appropriate.
(c) Consultation for preparation and revision of plan
In preparing and revising the plan required by subsection (b), the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall consult with the Chairman of the Council and the heads of agencies within the Department.
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2003—Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b)(1).
Subsecs. (b)(2), (c).
1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by "subsection".
§11272. Dissemination
The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall disseminate the results of research conducted under this part to appropriate professional entities and to the public.
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2003—
§11273. Authorization of appropriations
To carry out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1988 through 1991.
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§§11281, 11282. Transferred
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Section 11281,
Section 11282,
§11283. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–607, title I, §142(c)(1)(A), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057
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