Loading chat...
MN HF3504
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Karen Clark
Click for details
AI Summary
- Commissioner of health shall establish a two-year pilot program providing health and wellness services to East Africans age 55 and older at the African Senior Center in Minneapolis
- African Senior Center shall collaborate with the Board on Aging and Voice of East African Women to operate the program
- Grant funds shall support a public health nurse position and contracts with allied health care professionals to provide culturally appropriate services including foot care, medication management, nutrition, diabetes prevention and screenings, high blood pressure screenings, and dementia and memory loss screenings
- Grant funds may also be used to provide environmental and cultural experiences through travel to rural, natural, or farm settings
- An unspecified amount is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2017, with an unspecified amount also appropriated for fiscal year 2018
Legislative Description
East African senior health and wellness information, services, and referral pilot program established; and money appropriated.
Last Action
Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Health and Human Services Finance
4/1/2016
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services Finance4/1/2016
Aging and Long-Term Care Policy3/23/2016
Full Bill Text
No bill text available