Bill Text: VA SB953 | 2013 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Department for; service for individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0376) [SB953 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2013-SB953-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 376 An Act to amend and reenact §51.5-152 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. [S 953] Approved March 14, 2013

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §51.5-152 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§51.5-152. Powers and duties of the Department with respect to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

The Department shall serve:

1. Serve as a referral point for linking families caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with Virginia's chapters of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. The Department shall provide;

2. Provide information, counseling, and referral about services and programs that may support individuals and families dealing with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.;

3. Collect and monitor data related to the impact of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders on Virginians;

4. Evaluate the needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their caregivers, and identify the services, resources, and policies that may be needed to address such needs for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their caregivers;

5. Recommend strategies for coordination of services and resources among agencies involved in the delivery of services to Virginians with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

6. Monitor development and implementation of the state plan for meeting the needs of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their caregivers required pursuant to subdivision D 4 of § 51.5-154; and

7. Recommend policies, legislation, and funding necessary to implement the state plan for meeting the needs of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their caregivers required pursuant to subdivision D 4 of §51.5-154.