Florida Senate - 2019 SB 860
By Senator Stargel
22-01113-19 2019860__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Alzheimer’s disease; amending s.
3 430.501, F.S.; revising representative requirements of
4 the Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee membership;
5 requiring the committee to submit an annual report to
6 specified parties that includes certain information
7 and recommendations; requiring the Department of
8 Elderly Affairs to review and update the Alzheimer’s
9 disease state plan every 3 years in collaboration with
10 certain parties; amending s. 430.502, F.S.; providing
11 that certain clinics shall not receive decreased
12 funding for a specified reason; providing an effective
13 date.
14
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
16
17 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 430.501, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 430.501 Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee; research
20 grants.—
21 (3)(a) The committee membership shall be representative as
22 follows:
23 1. At least 4 of the 10 members must be licensed pursuant
24 to chapter 458 or chapter 459 or hold a Ph.D. degree and be
25 currently involved in the research of Alzheimer’s disease.
26 2. The 10 members must include at least 4 persons who have
27 been caregivers of persons living with victims of Alzheimer’s
28 disease.
29 3. Whenever possible, the 10 members shall include 1 each
30 of the following professionals: a gerontologist, a geriatric
31 psychiatrist, a geriatrician, a neurologist, a social worker,
32 and a registered nurse, and a law enforcement officer.
33 (b)1. The Governor shall appoint members from a broad
34 cross-section of public, private, and volunteer sectors. All
35 nominations shall be forwarded to the Governor by the Secretary
36 of Elderly Affairs in accordance with this subsection.
37 2. Members shall be appointed to 4-year staggered terms in
38 accordance with s. 20.052.
39 3. The Secretary of Elderly Affairs shall serve as an ex
40 officio member of the committee.
41 4. The committee shall elect one of its members to serve as
42 chair for a term of 1 year.
43 5. The committee may establish subcommittees as necessary
44 to carry out the functions of the committee.
45 6. The committee shall meet quarterly, or as frequently as
46 needed.
47 7. The committee shall submit an annual report to the
48 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
49 of Representatives, and the Secretary of Elderly Affairs. The
50 annual report shall include information and recommendations on
51 Alzheimer’s disease policy; all state-funded efforts in
52 Alzheimer’s disease research, clinical care, institutional,
53 home-based and community-based programs, and the outcomes of
54 such efforts; and any proposed updates to the Alzheimer’s
55 disease state plan created pursuant to chapter 2012-172, Laws of
56 Florida, and maintained by the Department of Elderly Affairs.
57 8. Every 3 years, the Department of Elderly Affairs shall
58 review and update the Alzheimer’s disease state plan created
59 pursuant to chapter 2012-172, Laws of Florida. The Department of
60 Elderly Affairs shall utilize the annual reports submitted by
61 the committee and collaborate with state Alzheimer’s disease
62 organizations and professionals when considering such updates to
63 the Alzheimer’s disease state plan.
64 9.7. The Department of Elderly Affairs shall provide staff
65 support to assist the committee in the performance of its
66 duties.
67 10.8. Members of the committee and subcommittees shall
68 receive no salary, but are entitled to reimbursement for travel
69 and per diem expenses, as provided in s. 112.061, while
70 performing their duties under this section.
71 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 430.502, Florida
72 Statutes, is amended to read:
73 430.502 Alzheimer’s disease; memory disorder clinics and
74 day care and respite care programs.—
75 (1) There is established:
76 (a) A memory disorder clinic at each of the three medical
77 schools in this state;
78 (b) A memory disorder clinic at a major private nonprofit
79 research-oriented teaching hospital, and may fund a memory
80 disorder clinic at any of the other affiliated teaching
81 hospitals;
82 (c) A memory disorder clinic at the Mayo Clinic in
83 Jacksonville;
84 (d) A memory disorder clinic at the West Florida Regional
85 Medical Center;
86 (e) A memory disorder clinic operated by Health First in
87 Brevard County;
88 (f) A memory disorder clinic at the Orlando Regional
89 Healthcare System, Inc.;
90 (g) A memory disorder center located in a public hospital
91 that is operated by an independent special hospital taxing
92 district that governs multiple hospitals and is located in a
93 county with a population greater than 800,000 persons;
94 (h) A memory disorder clinic at St. Mary’s Medical Center
95 in Palm Beach County;
96 (i) A memory disorder clinic at Tallahassee Memorial
97 Healthcare;
98 (j) A memory disorder clinic at Lee Memorial Hospital
99 created by chapter 63-1552, Laws of Florida, as amended;
100 (k) A memory disorder clinic at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
101 in Sarasota County;
102 (l) A memory disorder clinic at Morton Plant Hospital,
103 Clearwater, in Pinellas County;
104 (m) A memory disorder clinic at Florida Atlantic
105 University, Boca Raton, in Palm Beach County; and
106 (n) A memory disorder clinic at Florida Hospital in Orange
107 County,
108
109 for the purpose of conducting research and training in a
110 diagnostic and therapeutic setting for persons suffering from
111 Alzheimer’s disease and related memory disorders. However,
112 memory disorder clinics funded as of June 30, 1995, shall not
113 receive decreased funding due solely to subsequent additions of
114 memory disorder clinics in this subsection.
115 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.