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To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include peer supports as a supportive service within the National Family Caregiver Support Program, to require States to consider the unique needs of caregivers whose families have been impacted by substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in providing services under such program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the National Family Caregiver Support Program under the Older Americans Act to add peer support services as an available supportive service alongside existing services such as individual counseling. The bill requires States to specifically consider the unique needs and circumstances of caregivers whose families have been affected by substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, when providing services under the program. The bill also modifies reporting requirements so that the Assistant Secretary regularly reports on the program and ensures that information about the program is actively prepared, published, and disseminated to the public. These changes aim to expand support available to family caregivers and ensure that the needs of families affected by substance use disorders receive appropriate consideration in program planning and delivery.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
Actions (2)
- Mar 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 26, 2025
Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include peer supports as a supportive service within the National Family Caregiver Support Program, to require States to consider the unique needs of caregivers whose families have been impacted by substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in providing services under such program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Families Care Act”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.
Section 373 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s-1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting “peer supports,” after “individual counseling,”;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Priority” and inserting “Priority; Consideration”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Consideration.—In providing services under this part, the State shall consider the circumstances and unique needs of different types of caregivers, including the needs of children and their older relative caregivers whose families have been affected by substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder.”; and
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “Not later than” and all that follows through “the Assistant Secretary shall” and inserting “The Assistant Secretary shall, on a regular basis”; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “make available” and inserting “prepare, publish, and disseminate”. <all>
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