AL HB427

Expands the Missing Senior Citizen Alert program to include persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia regardless of age, in addition to senior citizens at risk of bodily harm or death.

Allows missing person alerts to be issued based on a caregiver's statement that a person suffers from Alzheimer's disease or dementia, without requiring additional medical documentation.

Permits immediate local searches upon missing person reports and allows the department to expand searches to areas outside the missing person's local area as needed.

Requires law enforcement officers, 911 operators, and other emergency personnel to complete specialized training in techniques for searching for missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.

Mandates that trained personnel be utilized when responding to missing person reports involving individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.