The Elder Justice Act of 2009, which amends title XX of the Social Security Act (42.U.S.C. 13976 et seq.) requires that the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services âcollects and disseminates data annually relating to the abuse, exploitation, and neglect of elders in coordination with the Department of Justiceâ (Sec. 2041 (a) (1) (B) and âconducts research related to the provision of adult protective servicesâ (Sec. 2041 (a) (1) (D).
Furthermore, the Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) included as its third recommendation for increasing federal involvement in addressing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation: develop a national adult protective services (APS) system based upon standardized data collection and a core set of service provision standards and best practices. (See: http://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/EJCC/docs/Eight_Recommendations_for_Increased_Federal_Involvement.pdf)
The National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS) will address these needs by establishing a data collection program on cases served by APS agencies, to which the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa will report annually on a voluntary basis.
This is a new information collections which the Administration for Community Living is seeking OMB Review and Approval.
$993,745
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Mark Snyderman 202 795-7439
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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