Pub. L. 114-255, div. B, tit. IX, subtit. A, sec. 9012 (as amended)

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR OLDER ADULTS.

Year: 2022Length: 81 wordsOfficial source

SEC. 9012. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR OLDER ADULTS. Section 520A(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) Geriatric mental disorders.—The Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide technical assistance to grantees regarding evidence-based practices for the prevention and treatment of geriatric mental disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders among geriatric populations, as well as disseminate information about such evidence-based practices to States and nongrantees throughout the United States.” .