Assembly Bill A4186

2013-2014 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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2013-A4186 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2701-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3888
2011-2012: A3958
2015-2016: A5013
2017-2018: A6138
2019-2020: A5666
2021-2022: A7344
2023-2024: A3122

2013-A4186 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes 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.

2013-A4186 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4186

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, MILLMAN, RIVERA, MARKEY,
  GABRYSZAK, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  BENEDET-
  TO,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  COLTON, CUSICK, DINOWITZ, HOOPER,
  JAFFEE, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RAMOS, ROBINSON, SCHIMMINGER,  SWEENEY,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred 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:
  S 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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07716-01-3
              

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