That’s why APTQI strongly supports the bipartisan SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act (H.R.3183/S.668), a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House by Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA-2), Jack Bergman (R-MI-1), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) and in the U.S. Senate by Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD). 

This bipartisan legislation would:

• Establish an Office of Falls Prevention and create a falls prevention coordinator within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
• Create a pilot program for current home modification grant programs to incorporate evidence-based falls prevention programs as a component of receipt of grant funding
• Expand veteran access to physical therapist-provided falls prevention services, which are a proven strategy to reduce emergency room visits, injuries, and deaths

Please encourage your lawmakers to co-sponsor the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act to help reduce falls and improve the health and safety for older veterans. 

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