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 PUBLIC LAW 101-362—AUG. 10, 1990 104 STAT. 423 Public Law 101-362 101st Congress Joint Resolution To designate August 13 through August 19, 1990, as "Home Health Aide Week". Whereas a home health aide is a person who is a member of a multidisciplinary team which provides health care for patients in a home environment; Whereas the personal care and health-related services provided by a home health aide are a vital part of the services provided by home care companies and hospices and help to maintain a patient's physical and emotional well-being; Whereas a home health aide is responsible for assisting members of a health-care team in following a pragmatic, goal-oriented plan of patient care; Whereas the duties performed by a home health aide include assisting patients in their daily living activities, providing them with a clean and safe environment, providing them with personal care rehabilitative and supportive services, and observing and reporting to other members of the health-care team significant changes in the status of the patient; and Whereas by providing such important health-care services, a home health aide has a significant beneficial impact on the lives of the patients served by the aide: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the week of August 13 through August 19, 1990, is designated as "Home Health Aide Week", and the President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Approved August 10, 1990. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 343: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): July 12, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 3, considered and passed House. Aug. 10, 1990 [S.J. Res. 343]

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