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SB 586: Alzheimer's Disease

GENERAL BILL by Wise

Alzheimer's Disease; Directs the Department of Elderly Affairs to develop and implement a public education program relating to screening for Alzheimer's disease. Provides that implementation of the memory-impairment screening grant program is contingent upon an appropriation of state funds or the availability of private resources. Specifies the types of facilities where an employee or direct caregiver providing care for persons with Alzheimer's disease may begin employment without repeating certain training requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 50
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 50
    3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
    3/15/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 226
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Budget

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  • SB 586, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/25/2011 at 1:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2011 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 491 Alzheimer's Disease Schwartz Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSAS)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2011 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.1755 Care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. Page 5 (pdf), Page 6 (pdf)
    400.6045 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders; staff training requirements; certain disclosures. Page 6 (pdf)
    429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders. Page 7 (pdf)
    430.5025 Page 3 (pdf)

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