Senate Bill S6504A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6504 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3122
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3888
2011-2012: A3958
2013-2014: A4186
2015-2016: A5013
2017-2018: A6138
2019-2020: A5666
2021-2022: A7344

2023-S6504 - Summary

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program.

2023-S6504 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6504 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6504
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  establishing  an
   Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2701-a to read as follows:
   §  2701-A. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. 1.  THE
 DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE FOR  THE  AGING,  IS  HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OUTREACH AND
 EDUCATION  PROGRAM  FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING
 PHYSICIANS,  NURSES,  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  PERSONNEL  AND  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 PERSONNEL  WHO  WORK  WITH OLDER NEW YORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOR
 CONSUMERS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS  AND  ORGANIZATIONS  WORKING
 WITH OR ON BEHALF OF PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMEN-
 TIA. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE TO:
   (A)  PROMOTE EARLIER IDENTIFICATION OF DEMENTIA IN HEALTH CARE FACILI-
 TIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, CLINICS  AND
 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES;
   (B)  PROVIDE  INFORMATION  AND  ASSISTANCE  ON WHERE TO FIND COMMUNITY
 SUPPORT SERVICES,  INCLUDING  CAREGIVER  SUPPORT  GROUPS  AND  SERVICES,
 RESPITE,  CARE  MANAGEMENT  AND  TO SERVE AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR RELATED
 INFORMATION; AND
   (C) PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES  AND  INFORMA-
 TION  CONCERNING  ALZHEIMER'S  DISEASE  AND  ANY  OTHER DEMENTIA RELATED
 MATTERS THAT THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR  THE  AGING
 DEEM APPROPRIATE.
   2.  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07669-01-3
 S. 6504                             2
              

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2023-S6504A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3122
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3888
2011-2012: A3958
2013-2014: A4186
2015-2016: A5013
2017-2018: A6138
2019-2020: A5666
2021-2022: A7344

2023-S6504A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program.

2023-S6504A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6504A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6504--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to establishing an
   Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (r) to read as follows:
   (R) ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER RELATED DEMENTIAS;  INCLUDING  IDEN-
 TIFICATION  OF  DEMENTIA  IN  HEALTH  CARE  FACILITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, CLINICS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILI-
 TIES; COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS AND
 SERVICES, RESPITE, AND CARE MANAGEMENT; AND  RESOURCES  AND  INFORMATION
 CONCERNING  ALZHEIMER'S  DISEASE  AND ANY OTHER DEMENTIA RELATED MATTERS
 THAT THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF THE  OFFICE  FOR  THE  AGING  DEEM
 APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07669-02-3



              

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