I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1669 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental 
health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2007 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
integration of mental health services and mental health 
treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Positive Aging Act of 
2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO SUPPORT INTE-
GRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN 
PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 520(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (15), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) conduct the demonstration projects speci-
fied in section 520K.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520K. PROJECTS TO DEMONSTRATE INTEGRATION OF 
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN PRIMARY 
CARE SETTINGS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, 
shall award grants to public and private nonprofit entities 
for projects to demonstrate ways of integrating mental 
health services for older adults into primary care settings, 
such as health centers receiving a grant under section 330 
(or determined by the Secretary to meet the requirements 
for receiving such a grant), other Federally qualified 
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health centers, primary care clinics, and private practice 
sites. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be eligible for a 
grant under this section, the project to be carried out by 
the entity shall provide for collaborative care within a pri-
mary care setting, provided by licensed mental health pro-
fessionals with appropriate training and experience in the 
treatment of older adults, in which screening, assessment, 
and intervention services are combined into an integrated 
service delivery model, including— 
‘‘(1) screening services by a mental health pro-
fessional with at least a masters degree in an appro-
priate field of training; 
‘‘(2) referrals for necessary prevention, inter-
vention, follow-up care, consultations, and care plan-
ning oversight for mental health and other service 
needs, as indicated; and 
‘‘(3) adoption and implementation of evidence- 
based intervention and treatment protocols (to the 
extent such protocols are available) for mental dis-
orders prevalent in older adults including, but not 
limited to, mood and anxiety disorders, dementias of 
all kinds (including the behavioral and psychological 
symptoms of dementia), psychotic disorders, and 
substance-related disorders. 
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‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.—In 
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary, to the 
extent feasible, shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) projects are funded in a variety of geo-
graphic areas, including urban and rural areas; and 
‘‘(2) a variety of populations, including racial 
and ethnic minorities and low-income populations, 
are served by projects funded under this section. 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—A project may receive funding pur-
suant to a grant under this section for a period of up to 
3 years, with an extension period of 2 additional years 
at the discretion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a public or private nonprofit entity 
shall— 
‘‘(1) submit an application to the Secretary (in 
such form, containing such information, and at such 
time as the Secretary may specify); and 
‘‘(2) agree to report to the Secretary standard-
ized clinical and behavioral data and other perform-
ance data necessary to evaluate patient outcomes 
and to facilitate evaluations across participating 
projects. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—Not later than July 31 of the 
second calendar year after the date of enactment of this 
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