124 STAT. 782 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(d) The Secretary may promulgate a regulation that provides an evidentiary privilege for, and provides for the confidentiality of communications between or among, any of the following entities or their agents, consultants, or employees: ‘‘(1) A State insurance department. ‘‘(2) A State attorney general. ‘‘(3) The National Association of Insurance Commissioners. ‘‘(4) The Department of Labor. ‘‘(5) The Department of the Treasury. ‘‘(6) The Department of Justice. ‘‘(7) The Department of Health and Human Services. ‘‘(8) Any other Federal or State authority that the Secretary determines is appropriate for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this title. ‘‘(e) The privilege established under subsection (d) shall apply to communications related to any investigation, audit, examination, or inquiry conducted or coordinated by any of the agencies. A communication that is privileged under subsection (d) shall not waive any privilege otherwise available to the communicating agency or to any person who provided the information that is communicated.’’. Subtitle H—Elder Justice Act SEC. 6701. SHORT TITLE OF SUBTITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Elder Justice Act of 2009’’. SEC. 6702. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise specifically provided, any term that is defined in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (as added by section 6703(a)) and is used in this subtitle has the meaning given such term by such section. SEC. 6703. ELDER JUSTICE. (a) ELDER JUSTICE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) is amended— (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND ELDER JUS- TICE’’ after ‘‘SOCIAL SERVICES’’; (B) by inserting before section 2001 the following: ‘‘Subtitle A—Block Grants to States for Social Services’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Subtitle B—Elder Justice ‘‘SEC. 2011. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘In this subtitle: ‘‘(1) ABUSE.—The term ‘abuse’ means the knowing infliction of physical or psychological harm or the knowing deprivation of goods or services that are necessary to meet essential needs or to avoid physical or psychological harm. 42 USC 1397j. 42 USC 1395i–3a note. 42 USC 1305 note. Elder Justice Act of 2009. Applicability.
