No. CS/SB 578
Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative; Requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements for the initiative; providing requirements for the entity with which the department contracts to develop and implement the initiative, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Elderly Affairs must contract with a nonprofit to build a statewide Alzheimer's awareness initiative. This creates a new, permanent state-funded program for public education and outreach.
The initiative must include a website, mobile in-person outreach prioritizing underserved communities, and public advertising. It must also promote healthcare provider education in partnership with the Department of Health.
The Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee must annually evaluate the program's effectiveness. It must then recommend to the Legislature whether to continue funding the initiative each year.
AICreates a mandatory duty for the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract with a specific type of entity to develop and implement the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative.
AIRestricts the contracting entity to a statewide nonprofit with a specific history of Alzheimer’s care and the organizational capacity to manage a statewide initiative.
AIRequires the initiative to include a mobile in-person outreach program that prioritizes underserved communities and provides information on brain health, risk, and diagnosis.
AIRequires the Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee to annually evaluate the initiative's effectiveness and make recommendations to the department and Legislature regarding future funding.