PUBLIC LAW 102-507—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3285 <nSEC 933. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to he appropriated to carry out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996.". (b) RESPONsroiLTTiES OF THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE PoucY AND RESEARCH.— (1) RESEARCH PROGRAM AND PLAN. — Subpart 2 of part D (42 U.S.C. 11261 et seq.) is amended— (A) in the heading for iAie subpart, by striking 'National Center" and all that follows and inserting the following: "Agency for Health Care Policy and Research"; and (B) by striking section 934 and inserting the following new section: •SEC 934. RESEARCH PROGRAM. 42 USC 11261. "(a) GRANTS FOR RESEARCH.The Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research shall conduct, or make grante for the conduct of, research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families. "(b) RESEARCH SUBJECTS. — The Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research shall ensure that research conducted under subsection (a) shall include research—
- (1) concerning improving the organization, delivery, and
financing of services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families, including research on— "(A) the design, staffing, and operation of special care units for the individuals in institutional settings, as well as individuals in institutional settings, as well as individuals in home care, day care, and respite care; and "(B) the exploration and enhancement of services such as home care, day care, and respite care, that provide alternatives to institutional care; "(2) concerning the costs incurred by individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and by their families in obtaining services, particularly services that are essential to the individuals and that are not generally required by other patients under long-term care progrsims; "(3) concerning the costs, cost-effectiveness, and effectiveness of various interventions to provide services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families; "(4) conducted in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes on Aging and the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging, concerning the role of physicians in caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and for their families, including the role of a physician in connecting such persons with appropriate health care and supportive services, including those supported through State and area agencies on aging designated under section 305(a)(1) and (2)(A) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1) and (2)(A)); and "(5) conducted in consultation with the Director of the National Institute! on Aging and the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging, concerning legal and ethical issues,
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