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Assisted Living Federation of America
House Passes ALFA-Supported National Silver Alert Bill
February 28th, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week backed by the Assisted Living Federation of America to help law enforcement quickly locate missing seniors. The National Silver Alert Act (H.R. 632), authored by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), passed the House on a voice vote. "We commend Congressman Doggett for his leadership. This legislation will help protect seniors living with Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia," said ALFA President & CEO Richard P. Grimes. The legislation creates a voluntary national system to search for missing seniors patterned on the Amber Alert program which is used to find...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-02-28)
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