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AL SB333
Bill
Status
2/22/2018
Primary Sponsor
Bobby Singleton
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AI Summary
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Expands the Missing Senior Citizen Alert Act to include persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia regardless of age, in addition to senior citizens at risk of bodily harm or death.
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Allows alerts to be issued for Alzheimer's or dementia patients based solely on a caregiver's statement that the person suffers from the disease, without requiring additional proof.
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Permits missing person reports to be filed as soon as a concerned party or caregiver believes the person is missing, with immediate local search initiation and expansion to other areas as needed.
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Requires law enforcement officers, 911 operators, and emergency personnel to complete specialized training in techniques for searching for missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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Mandates that departments and local law enforcement agencies utilize trained personnel to assist in searches for missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Legislative Description
Missing persons, persons with Alzheimer's or dementia eligible for Senior Citizen's Alert regardless of age, law enforcement personnel required to undergo training in searching for dementia patients, Secs. 26-19A-2, 26-19A-4 am'd.
Missing Persons
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
2/22/2018