42 U.S.C. § 300ii — Definitions

Page 1723 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 300ii § 300hh–36. Leadership exchange pilot for public health and medical preparedness and re- sponse positions at the Department of Health and Human Services (a) In general The Secretary may, not later than 1 year after December 29, 2022, establish a voluntary pro- gram to provide additional training to individ- uals in eligible positions, as described in sub- section (c), to support the continuous profes- sional development of such individuals. (b) Criteria (1) Duration The program under subsection (a) shall pro- vide for fellowships, details, or other relevant placements with Federal agencies or depart- ments, or State or local health departments, pursuant to the guidance issued under para- graph (2), for a maximum period of 2 years. (2) Guidance The Secretary shall issue guidance estab- lishing criteria for identifying placements that demonstrate ongoing sufficient mastery of knowledge, skills, and abilities to satisfy the field experience criteria under the pro- gram established under subsection (a), includ- ing assignments and experiences that develop public health and medical preparedness and re- sponse expertise. (c) Eligible position For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘eligi- ble position’’ means any position at the Depart- ment of Health and Human Services at or above grade GS–13 of the General Schedule, or the equivalent, for which not less than 50 percent of the time of such position is spent on activities related to public health preparedness or re- sponse. (d) Pilot period and final report The pilot program authorized under this sec- tion shall not exceed 5 years. Not later than 90 days after the end of the program, the Secretary shall issue a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) the number of individuals who partici- pated in such pilot, as applicable; (2) a description of the professional growth experience in which individuals participated; and (3) an assessment of the outcomes of such program, including a recommendation on whether such program should be continued. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVIII, § 2826, as added Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2226, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5750.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (c), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organiza- tion and Employees. § 300hh–37. One Health framework (a) One Health framework The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop, or update as appropriate, in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, as ap- propriate, a One Health framework to address zoonotic diseases and advance public health pre- paredness. (b) One Health coordination The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall coordinate with the Secretary of Agri- culture and the Secretary of the Interior to de- velop a One Health coordination mechanism at the Federal level to strengthen One Health col- laboration related to prevention, detection, con- trol, and response for zoonotic diseases and re- lated One Health work across the Federal Gov- ernment. (c) Reporting Not later than 1 year after December 29, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com- merce of the House of Representatives a report providing an update on the activities under sub- sections (a) and (b). (Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2235, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5755.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act, also known as the PREVENT Pandemics Act, and also as part of the Health Extend- ers, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter. SUBCHAPTER XXVII—LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE § 300ii. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Adult with a special need The term ‘‘adult with a special need’’ means a person 18 years of age or older who requires care or supervision to— (A) meet the person’s basic needs; (B) prevent physical self-injury or injury to others; or (C) avoid placement in an institutional fa- cility. (2) Aging and disability resource center The term ‘‘aging and disability resource cen- ter’’ means an entity administering a program established by the State, as part of the State’s system of long-term care, to provide a coordi- nated system for providing— (A) comprehensive information on avail- able public and private long-term care pro- grams, options, and resources; (B) personal counseling to assist individ- uals in assessing their existing or antici- pated long-term care needs, and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care designed to meet their specific needs and cir- cumstances; and Page 1724 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 300ii–1 (C) consumer access to the range of pub- licly supported long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entry for such pro- grams. (3) Child with a special need The term ‘‘child with a special need’’ means an individual less than 18 years of age who re- quires care or supervision beyond that re- quired of children generally to— (A) meet the child’s basic needs; or (B) prevent physical injury, self-injury, or injury to others. (4) Eligible State agency The term ‘‘eligible State agency’’ means a State agency that— (A) administers the State’s program under the Older Americans Act of 1965 [42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.], administers the State’s pro- gram under title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.], or is designated by the Governor of such State to administer the State’s programs under this subchapter; (B) is an aging and disability resource cen- ter; (C) works in collaboration with a public or private nonprofit statewide respite care coa- lition or organization; and (D) demonstrates— (i) an ability to work with other State and community-based agencies; (ii) an understanding of respite care and family caregiver issues across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic condi- tions; and (iii) the capacity to ensure meaningful involvement of family members, family caregivers, and care recipients. (5) Family caregiver The term ‘‘family caregiver’’ means an un- paid family member, a foster parent, or an- other unpaid adult, who provides in-home monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of a child or adult with a special need. (6) Lifespan respite care The term ‘‘lifespan respite care’’ means a co- ordinated system of accessible, community- based respite care services for family care- givers of children or adults with special needs. (7) Respite care The term ‘‘respite care’’ means planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide tem- porary relief to the family caregiver of that child or adult. (8) State The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Is- lands of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIX, § 2901, as added Pub. L. 109–442, § 2, Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3291.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Older Americans Act of 1965, referred to in par. (4)(A), is Pub. L. 89–73, July 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 218, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 3001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3001 of this title and Tables. The Social Security Act, referred to in par. (4)(A), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XIX of the Act is classified generally to subchapter XIX (§ 1396 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables. § 300ii–1. Lifespan respite care grants and coop- erative agreements (a) Purposes The purposes of this section are— (1) to expand and enhance respite care serv- ices to family caregivers; (2) to improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and (3) to provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain. (b) Authorization Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary is au- thorized to award grants or cooperative agree- ments for the purposes described in subsection (a) to eligible State agencies for which an appli- cation is submitted pursuant to subsection (d). (c) Federal lifespan approach In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work in cooperation with the National Family Caregiver Support Program of the Ad- ministration on Aging and other respite care programs within the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure coordination of res- pite care services for family caregivers of chil- dren and adults with special needs. (d) Application (1) Submission Each Governor desiring the eligible State agency of his or her State to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application on behalf of such agen- cy to the Secretary at such time, in such man- ner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require. (2) Contents Each application submitted under this sec- tion shall include— (A) a description of the eligible State agency’s— (i) ability to work with other State and community-based agencies; (ii) understanding of respite care and family caregiver issues across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic condi- tions; and (iii) capacity to ensure meaningful in- volvement of family members, family caregivers, and care recipients; (B) with respect to the population of fam- ily caregivers to whom respite care informa-