What's happening
This bill creates a statewide program for Alzheimer's detection, education, and mapping, requiring annual reports on its progress.
Why it matters
Improves early intervention and support. By promoting screening and detection, the program could help identify Alzheimer's cases earlier, potentially leading to better access to care, support services, and improved quality of life for patients and families.
Targets public awareness and education gaps. The establishment of a statewide campaign and community education efforts aims to address widespread misunderstanding or lack of knowledge about Alzheimer's, which may reduce stigma and encourage more people to seek help or screening.
Enables data-driven policy and resource allocation. Mapping the frequency and locations of Alzheimer's cases will provide valuable data for policymakers, healthcare providers, and local governments, allowing for more targeted allocation of resources and tailored public health responses.
Encourages government accountability and continuous improvement. The requirement for annual reports ensures ongoing oversight, assessment of program effectiveness, and recommendations for further action, helping the state adapt its response as trends and needs evolve.
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Track and Teach Alzheimer’s
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Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to aging
- Referred to aging
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7425
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 25, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the Alzheimer's detection and education program and mapping of Alzheimer's locations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Article 24 of the public health law is amended by adding a new title 1-C to read as follows:
TITLE 1-C
ALZHEIMER'S DETECTION, EDUCATION AND MAPPING PROGRAM Section 2415-a. Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program;
establishment.
2415-b. Annual report.
§ 2415-a. Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program; establishment. 1. There is hereby created within the department the Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program. This program is established to promote screening and detection of Alzheimer's, to educate the public regarding Alzheimer's, to provide counseling and referral services and to map locations of occurrence of Alzheimer's.
2. The program shall include:
(a) establishment of a statewide public education and outreach campaign to publicize Alzheimer's detection and education services, such campaign shall include: general community education, Alzheimer's screening services, information on the extent of coverage for such services by health insurance, any available medical assistance program and other public and private programs; and
(b) compilation of data concerning the Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program including mapping of the frequency of the occurrence of Alzheimer's in various locations in the state and dissemination of the data to the public.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11036-01-7
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§ 2415-b. Annual report. The commissioner shall submit on or before December first, an annual report to the governor and the legislature, concerning the operation of the Alzheimer's detection, education and mapping program. Commencing in two thousand eighteen, such reports shall include the experience of the program in providing detection, education and mapping of the frequency of the occurrence of Alzheimer's in various locations around the state. Approved organizations shall provide such data and assessment as the commissioner may require for such report. Such report shall also include any recommendations for additional action to respond to the high incidence of Alzheimer's in this state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health is immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal any rule and regulation necessary to implement the provisions of this act on such effective date.
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