,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aiee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bh1 #bjai ,ms4  
,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire 7= h]self1 ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 & ,ms4 ,wat]s7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices to  
conduct a /udy on antipsy*otic prescrib+
 practices 9 nonnurs+ home sett+s "u !  
,m$ic>e program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,und]/&+ ,appropriate ,alzheim]'s ,c>e  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,requirem5t (        
,adm9i/rator ( ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e         
,m$icaid ,s]vices to conduct /udy on    
antipsy*otic prescrib+ practices 9      
nonnurs+ home sett+s "u ,m$ic>e program 
,n lat] ?an ! date t is #ah mon?s aft] !

 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices %all1 9 coord9ation ) 
! heads ( o!r entities )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7z det]m9$     
appropriate by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices7 & ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7#a7 conduct a /udy
 on antipsy*otic prescrib+ practices 9  
nonnurs+ home sett+s "u ! ,m$ic>e       
program "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq47 t assesses-- 7,a7 :e!r            
antipsy*otic prescrib+ practices 9 su*  
nonnurs+ home sett+s are appropriate or 
inappropriate2  7,b7 :e!r individuals :o
 h be5 prescrib$ antipsy*otic m$ications
 9 su* nonnurs+ home sett+s h _h improv$
 heal? outcomes1 tak+ into acc\nt !     
duration ( any su* prescription2  7,c7  
:e!r physicians--  7i7 are aw>e ( !     
heal? risks ( antipsy*otic m$ications = 
individuals ) ,alzheim]'s disease2 &    
7ii7 attempt to use nonph>macological   
int]v5tions be=e prescrib+ su*          

m$ications = su* individuals2 &  7,d7   
:e!r individuals :o h be5 prescrib$     
antipsy*otic m$ications 9 su* nonnurs+  
home sett+s1 & ! families ( su*         
individuals1 are aw>e ( ! heal? risks ( 
su* m$ications2 &  7#b7 submit to       
,congress & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices1 & make publicly        
available1 a report on ! f9d+s ( su*    
/udy1 includ+ recomm5dations = h[       
inappropriate antipsy*otic prescrib+    
practices 9 su* nonnurs+ home sett+s may
 be r$uc$4