House Bill 1131

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1131

        By Representative Detert






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Alzheimer's disease and

  3         related disorders; amending s. 430.502, F.S.;

  4         establishing an additional memory disorder

  5         clinic; providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subsection (1) of

10  section 430.502, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are

11  amended and paragraph (k) is added to said subsection, to

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13         430.502  Alzheimer's disease; memory disorder clinics

14  and day care and respite care programs.--

15         (1)  There is established:

16         (i)  A memory disorder clinic at the Tallahassee

17  Memorial Regional Medical Center; and

18         (j)  A memory disorder clinic at Lee Memorial Hospital

19  created by chapter 63-1552, Laws of Florida, as amended; and,

20         (k)  A memory disorder clinic at Sarasota Memorial

21  Hospital in Sarasota County,

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23  for the purpose of conducting research and training in a

24  diagnostic and therapeutic setting for persons suffering from

25  Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders.  However,

26  memory disorder clinics funded as of June 30, 1995, shall not

27  receive decreased funding due solely to subsequent additions

28  of memory disorder clinics in this subsection.

29         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1131

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      Provides for establishment of a memory disorder clinic at
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