Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 806
       
       
        
       By Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       
       8-00624A-22                                            2022806__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
    3         related disorders awareness; creating s. 381.825,
    4         F.S.; providing a short title; requiring the
    5         Department of Health, in collaboration with the
    6         Department of Elderly Affairs and the Alzheimer’s
    7         Association, to develop and disseminate information
    8         relating to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related
    9         disorders to certain health care practitioners for a
   10         specified purpose; specifying minimum requirements for
   11         such information; requiring the department to
   12         encourage health care providers to display the
   13         information in their facilities and discuss specified
   14         information with patients 60 years of age or older;
   15         requiring the department to post specified information
   16         on its website; authorizing the department to fund
   17         certain mobile and virtual outreach programs under
   18         certain circumstances; requiring the department to
   19         collaborate with other agencies and organizations to
   20         create a systematic approach to increasing public
   21         awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related
   22         disorders; providing an effective date.
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   24  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   26         Section 1. Section 381.825, Florida Statutes, is created to
   27  read:
   28         381.825 Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related disorders
   29  awareness.—
   30         (1) This section may be cited as the “Ramping up Education
   31  of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia for You (READY) Act.”
   32         (2) The Department of Health, in collaboration with the
   33  Department of Elderly Affairs and the Alzheimer’s Association,
   34  shall use existing, relevant public health and community
   35  outreach programs to develop and disseminate information to
   36  health care practitioners licensed under chapters 458, 459, and
   37  464 to educate them on and increase their understanding and
   38  awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related disorders.
   39  This information must cover, at a minimum, all of the following:
   40         (a) The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis
   41  of cognitive impairment.
   42         (b) Use of a validated cognitive assessment tool.
   43         (c) The value of Medicare annual wellness visits for
   44  cognitive health.
   45         (d) Use of the Medicare billing code for advance care
   46  planning for individuals with cognitive impairment.
   47         (e) Methods to detect early warning signs of Alzheimer’s
   48  disease and dementia-related disorders.
   49         (f) Methods to reduce the risk of cognitive decline,
   50  particularly among individuals in diverse communities who are at
   51  greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
   52  related disorders.
   53         (3) The department shall encourage health care providers,
   54  including, but not limited to, hospitals, county health
   55  departments, physicians, nurses, and rural health centers, to
   56  display the information specified in subsection (2) in their
   57  facilities and discuss the risks of Alzheimer’s disease and
   58  dementia-related disorders with patients 60 years of age or
   59  older.
   60         (4) The department shall post on its website the
   61  information specified in subsection (2), links to any additional
   62  resources, and links to the Centers for Disease Control and
   63  Prevention web pages that have information on Alzheimer’s
   64  disease and dementia-related disorders.
   65         (5) The department, using any federal or state funds
   66  appropriated for the purpose, may fund mobile and virtual
   67  outreach programs that prioritize those in underserved
   68  communities and may provide information on issues relating to
   69  Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related disorders, including,
   70  but not limited to, brain health, risk education, and early
   71  detection and diagnosis. These programs may also provide
   72  referrals to the Department of Elderly Affairs and include links
   73  to any available resources relating to Alzheimer’s disease or
   74  dementia-related disorders.
   75         (6) The department shall collaborate with other agencies
   76  and organizations to create a systematic approach to increasing
   77  public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related
   78  disorders.
   79         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.