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[CITE: 42USC11251]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 118--ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH
 
   SUBCHAPTER IV--RESEARCH RELATING TO SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
      ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS AND THEIR FAMILIES
 
     Part 1--Responsibilities of National Institute of Mental Health
 
Sec. 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) of 
    this section 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 section 285e-2 of this title, centers supported by 
    the National Institute of Mental Health on the psychopathology of 
    the elderly, relevant activities of the Administration on Aging, 
    other programs and centers involved in research on Alzheimer's 
    disease and related dementias supported by the Department, and other 
    programs relating to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias which 
    are planned or conducted by Federal agencies other than the 
    Department, State or local agencies, community organizations, or 
    private foundations.

(Pub. L. 99-660, title IX, Sec. 931, formerly Sec. 944, Nov. 14, 1986, 
100 Stat. 3809; renumbered Sec. 931, Pub. L. 100-607, title I, 
Sec. 142(c)(2)(B), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3057; Pub. L. 102-507, 
Sec. 7(a)(1), (2), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3284.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 931 of Pub. L. 99-660, which was classified to 
section 11231 of this title, was redesignated section 445B of the Public 
Health Service Act by section 142(a) of Pub. L. 100-607, and is 
classified to section 285e-4 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(B), inserted ``and 
specialized care'' after ``services''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(2), designated par. (1) as 
entire subsec. and redesignated former par. (1)(A) as par. (1), former 
par. (1)(A)(i) to (vii) as par. (1)(A) to (G), respectively, former par. 
(1)(A)(iii)(I) to (IV) as par. (1)(C)(i) to (iv), respectively, and 
former par. (1)(B) as par. (2).
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(C)(i), substituted 
``The Director of the National Institute of Mental Health shall'' for 
``Within 6 months after November 14, 1986, the Director of the National 
Institute of Mental Health shall prepare and transmit to the Chairman of 
the Council a plan for the research to be conducted under subsection (a) 
of this section. The plan shall'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(C)(ii)(I), 
substituted ``ensure that the research conducted under subsection (a) of 
this section includes'' for ``provide for'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(C)(ii)(II), 
added cl. (iii) and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: 
``the optimal range and cost-effectiveness of community and 
institutional services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and 
related dementias and their families, particularly with respect to the 
design of such services, appropriate staffing for the provision of such 
services, the timing of such services during the progression of such 
disease or dementias, and the appropriate mix and coordination of such 
services;''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(C)(ii)(III), 
inserted ``the evaluation of best practices for the development of'' 
before ``appropriate''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(v), (vii). Pub. L. 102-507, 
Sec. 7(a)(1)(C)(ii)(IV), substituted ``nursing home services, and other 
residential services and care'' for ``and nursing home services''.
    Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(C)(iii), 
substituted ``the research'' for ``research carried out under the 
plan''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(A), struck out par. 
(2) which read as follows: ``Within one year after transmitting the plan 
required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Director of 
the National Institute of Mental Health shall prepare and transmit to 
the Chairman of the Council such revisions of such plan as the Director 
considers appropriate.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-507, Sec. 7(a)(1)(A), struck out subsec. 
(c) which read as follows: ``In preparing and revising the plan required 
by subsection (b) of this section, the Director of the National 
Institute of Mental Health shall consult with the Chairman of the 
Council and the heads of agencies within the Department.''
