Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Families Care Act”.
Families Care Act
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.
Sec. 2 National Family Caregiver Support Program
Section 373 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s–1) is amended—
in subsection (b)(3), by inserting “peer supports,” after “individual counseling,”;
in subsection (c)—
in the subsection heading, by striking “Priority” and inserting “priority; consideration”; and
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.”
in subsection (e)—
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
in paragraph (2), by striking “make available” and inserting “prepare, publish, and disseminate”.