Bill Text: IA HF288 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to Alzheimer's and related dementias including establishing an advisory council and developing and implementing an Iowa Alzheimer's and related dementias state plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-14 - Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 306. [HF288 Detail]
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BY
KONFRST
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias
including
1
establishing
an
advisory
council
and
developing
and
2
implementing
an
Iowa
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias
state
3
plan.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.172
Iowa
Alzheimer’s
and
1
related
dementias
state
plan
——
advisory
council.
2
1.
The
department
shall
establish
a
multidisciplinary
3
advisory
council
to
develop
an
Iowa
Alzheimer’s
and
related
4
dementias
state
plan
including
an
implementation
timeline
that
5
ensures
the
state
has
a
coordinated,
ongoing,
state-specific
6
response
to
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias.
The
department
7
shall
provide
administrative
support
to
the
council.
8
2.
The
multidisciplinary
advisory
council
shall
include
all
9
of
the
following
members:
10
a.
The
director
of
health
and
human
services,
or
the
11
director’s
designee.
12
b.
The
executive
director
of
the
Alzheimer’s
association,
13
Iowa
chapter,
or
the
executive
director’s
designee.
14
c.
The
chairperson
of
the
commission
on
aging,
or
the
15
chairperson’s
designee.
16
d.
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
association
of
area
17
agencies
on
aging,
or
the
executive
director’s
designee.
18
e.
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
public
health
19
association,
or
the
executive
director’s
designee.
20
f.
The
following
members
appointed
by
the
governor
chosen
21
for
their
expertise
or
experience
in
one
of
the
following
22
fields:
23
(1)
A
provider
of
residential,
health
care,
or
personal
care
24
services
to
persons
living
with
dementia.
25
(2)
A
social
gerontologist
or
clinical
researcher
working
26
in
an
educational
or
clinical
setting
with
expertise
in
27
dementia.
28
(3)
An
advocate
with
a
nonprofit
organization
whose
role
29
is
to
improve
services
for
older
adults
or
those
living
with
30
dementia.
31
(4)
A
medical
professional
with
an
active
practice
32
specializing
in
geriatrics,
neurology,
or
other
field
closely
33
related
to
dementia.
34
(5)
A
caregiver,
current
or
past,
for
a
family
member
with
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dementia
who
has
experience
navigating
health
care
service
1
options.
2
(6)
A
person
who
has
been
diagnosed
with
dementia.
3
3.
a.
The
members
appointed
by
the
governor
shall
serve
4
terms
of
two
years.
If
an
appointee
resigns
or
is
otherwise
5
unable
to
complete
the
appointed
term,
the
governor
shall
6
appoint
a
new
member
whose
expertise
or
experience
satisfies
7
the
vacated
position.
8
b.
The
advisory
council
shall
elect
a
chairperson
annually
9
from
the
membership
of
the
council.
The
advisory
council
10
shall
meet
at
least
quarterly
and
at
such
additional
times
as
11
necessary
to
perform
its
duties.
The
advisory
council
shall
12
also
meet
on
the
call
of
the
chairperson.
13
c.
The
members
of
the
council
shall
be
reimbursed
for
actual
14
and
necessary
travel
and
related
expenses
incurred
in
the
15
discharge
of
official
duties.
Each
member
of
the
council
may
16
also
be
eligible
to
receive
compensation
as
provided
in
section
17
7E.6.
18
4.
The
advisory
council
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
Develop
an
Iowa
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias
state
20
plan
that,
at
a
minimum,
addresses
the
areas
of
research
and
21
data,
workforce
development
and
retention,
service
delivery,
22
public
safety,
outreach
and
partnerships,
policy,
and
funding,
23
and
that
incorporates
the
work
that
was
funded
by
a
federal
24
Building
our
Largest
Dementia
Infrastructure
for
Alzheimer’s
25
Act
grant
to
build,
sustain,
and
grow
public
health
capacity
to
26
address
Alzheimer’s,
dementia,
cognitive
health,
and
dementia
27
caregiving
across
the
state.
28
b.
Review
and
make
recommendations
regarding
progress
29
toward
the
goals
of
the
state
plan
and
progress
in
implementing
30
resources
and
services
to
serve
persons
with
dementia-related
31
diseases
around
Iowa
in
the
future.
Such
review
and
32
recommendations
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
33
following:
34
(1)
Examining
current
laws,
rules
and
regulations,
and
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policies
of
the
various
agencies
that
interact
with
services
1
for
persons
with
dementia
and
making
recommendations
to
improve
2
the
navigation
of
and
provision
of
care
services
for
persons
3
with
dementia
and
their
caregivers.
4
(2)
Proposing
legislative
or
administrative
changes
to
5
policies
and
programs
needed
for
furtherance
of
the
state
plan.
6
(3)
Examining
available
state
and
federal
funding
and
7
determining
how
to
ensure
the
most
efficient
and
effective
use
8
of
available
resources
to
fund
the
state
plan.
9
(4)
Locating
and
assisting
departments
or
partner
agencies
10
in
applying
for
new
funding
sources
and
new
opportunities
in
11
furtherance
of
the
goals
of
the
state
plan.
12
c.
Beginning
January
1,
2024,
and
annually
thereafter,
13
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
14
summarizing,
for
the
prior
year,
the
work
of
the
advisory
15
council,
the
progress
made
on
implementing
the
state
plan,
and
16
any
recommendations
including
any
amendments
to
the
state
plan.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias.
21
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
22
(HHS)
to
establish
a
multidisciplinary
advisory
council
23
to
develop
an
Iowa
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias
state
24
plan
including
an
implementation
timeline
that
ensures
the
25
state
has
a
coordinated,
ongoing,
state-specific
response
26
to
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias.
The
department
shall
27
provide
administrative
support
to
the
council.
28
The
bill
specifies
the
membership
of
the
multidisciplinary
29
advisory
council
including
all
of
the
following
or
a
designee:
30
the
director
of
HHS,
the
executive
director
of
the
Alzheimer’s
31
association,
the
chairperson
of
the
commission
on
aging,
32
the
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
association
of
area
33
agencies
on
aging,
and
the
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
34
public
health
association.
The
advisory
council
members
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also
include
all
of
the
following
appointed
by
the
governor
1
chosen
for
their
expertise
or
experience
in
one
of
the
2
following
fields:
a
provider
of
residential,
health
care,
3
or
personal
care
services
to
persons
living
with
dementia;
4
a
social
gerontologist
or
clinical
researcher
working
in
an
5
educational
or
clinical
setting
with
expertise
in
dementia;
an
6
advocate
with
a
nonprofit
organization
whose
role
is
to
improve
7
services
for
older
adults
or
those
living
with
dementia;
a
8
medical
professional
with
an
active
practice
specializing
9
in
geriatrics,
neurology,
or
other
field
closely
related
to
10
dementia;
a
caregiver,
current
or
past,
for
a
family
member
11
with
dementia
who
has
experience
navigating
health
care
service
12
options;
and
a
person
who
has
been
diagnosed
with
dementia.
13
The
bill
provides
the
details
of
membership
and
14
organization,
and
for
the
frequency
of
meetings
of
the
council.
15
The
bill
specifies
the
duties
of
the
council
including
16
developing
an
Iowa
Alzheimer’s
and
related
dementias
state
17
plan
incorporating
the
work
that
was
funded
by
a
federal
18
Building
our
Largest
Dementia
Infrastructure
for
Alzheimer’s
19
Act
grant
to
build,
sustain,
and
grow
public
health
capacity
20
to
address
Alzheimer’s,
dementia,
cognitive
health,
and
21
dementia
caregiving
across
the
state;
reviewing
and
making
22
recommendations
regarding
progress
toward
the
goals
of
the
23
state
plan
and
progress
in
implementing
resources
and
services
24
to
serve
persons
with
dementia-related
diseases
around
Iowa
25
in
the
future,
including:
examining
current
laws,
rules
26
and
regulations,
and
policies
of
the
various
agencies
that
27
interact
with
services
for
persons
with
dementia
and
making
28
recommendations
to
improve
the
navigation
of
and
provision
of
29
care
services
for
persons
with
dementia
and
their
caregivers;
30
proposing
legislative
or
administrative
changes
to
policies
and
31
programs
needed
for
furtherance
of
the
state
plan;
examining
32
available
state
and
federal
funding
and
determining
how
to
33
ensure
the
most
efficient
and
effective
use
of
available
34
resources
to
fund
the
state
plan;
and
locating
and
assisting
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departments
or
partner
agencies
in
applying
for
new
funding
1
sources
and
new
opportunities
in
furtherance
of
the
goals
of
2
the
state
plan.
3
Beginning
January
1,
2024,
and
annually
thereafter,
the
4
advisory
council
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
5
general
assembly
summarizing,
for
the
prior
year,
the
work
of
6
the
advisory
council,
the
progress
made
on
implementing
the
7
state
plan,
and
any
recommendations
including
any
amendments
8
to
the
state
plan.
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