Bill Text: MS SB2753 | 2025 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: MDH; direct to incorporate brain health, Alzheimer's disease and dementia education into existing public health programs.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Engrossed) 2025-02-13 - Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency [SB2753 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2025-SB2753-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2025 Regular Session
To: Public Health and Welfare
By: Senator(s) Harkins (By Request), Jordan, Butler, Jackson
Senate Bill 2753
(As Passed the Senate)
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DIVISION OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AND OTHER ENTITIES, TO INCORPORATE IN ITS EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS, IN NONCLINICAL TERMS, INFORMATION ABOUT BRAIN HEALTH, DEMENTIA RISK REDUCTION, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS WHILE PRIORITIZING POPULATIONS AT GREATER RISK OF DEVELOPING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS; TO EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK REDUCTION, EARLY DETECTION, TIMELY DIAGNOSIS OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, VALIDATED ASSESSMENT TOOLS, MEDICARE CARE PLANNING BILLING CODE, EFFECTIVE CARE PLANNING AND AVAILABLE TREATMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The State Department of Health, in partnership with the Division of Aging and Adult Services and other entities, shall incorporate information about brain health, dementia risk reduction, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in its existing, relevant public health outreach programs to:
(a) Increase public understanding and awareness of:
(i) Brain health and dementia risk reduction;
(ii) Early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias;
(iii) The value of early detection and timely diagnosis; and
(iv) The relationship between Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other chronic health conditions.
(b) Public awareness and outreach programs shall:
(i) Provide clear, uniform guidance in nonclinical terms; and
(ii) Prioritize populations at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
(2) The State Department of Health shall, within its existing health care provider education and outreach programs, educate health care providers on:
(a) The importance of risk reduction, early detection and timely diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia;
(b) Validated assessment tools for the detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment;
(c) The value of the use of validated cognitive assessment tools during Medicare Annual Wellness Visit for cognitive health; and
(d) Medicare care planning billing codes for individuals with cognitive impairment, provision of effective care planning and available treatments.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
