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AL SB499
Bill
Status
4/14/2010
Primary Sponsor
J.T. Waggoner
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AI Summary
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Creates the Alzheimer's Disease Task Force composed of legislative leaders, state agency commissioners, medical professionals, industry representatives, persons with Alzheimer's disease, caregivers, and AARP representatives to assess the disease's impact on Alabama residents.
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Task force shall examine existing long-term care industries, services, health care resources, and develop a state response strategy addressing needs of persons with Alzheimer's disease, families, and caregivers.
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Task force must evaluate trends in dementia population, existing services and capacity, quality care measures, availability of home-based and community resources, health care disparities, and needed state policies or responses to service gaps.
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Task force shall hold public meetings and use technological means to gather feedback, then submit a State Alzheimer's Disease Plan to the Governor and Legislature no later than March 1, 2011, at which time the task force terminates.
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Department of Mental Health provides administrative support; task force recommendations are not considered medical protocols or standards of care; act becomes effective immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Alzheimer's Disease Task Force, established to assess the current and future impact of Alzheimer's disease in Alabama, members, duties, Mental Health Department to provide administrative support, report of findings to Governor and Legislature, termination date
Alzheimer's Disease
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
4/14/2010