CA SB 639

Title: Alzheimer’s disease.
Author: S. Monique Limon

Summary
SB 639, as amended, Limón. Alzheimer’s disease. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer grants to postsecondary higher educational institutions that establish diagnostic and treatment centers for Alzheimer’s disease, and requires the grant funds to be used for purposes of those diagnostic and treatment centers, as specified. Existing law makes various findings and declarations regarding Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.This bill would revise those provisions, including replacing references to “diagnostic and treatment centers” with “diagnostic hubs,” and “related disorders” and “dementia” with “related conditions.” The bill would add additional findings and declarations regarding the impacts of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia over the next 20 years and encouraging the development of diagnostic hubs for Alzheimer’s disease. The bill would declare the purpose of the diagnostic hubs to be, among other things, to increase the training of health care professionals with respect to Alzheimer’s disease and other acquired brain impairments by expanding educational relationships that support primary care, develop thorough care plans, and improve diagnostics so that health care professionals have the requisite training and expertise to know when to refer and feel comfortable with detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. The bill would require a state department or partner organization to obtain and maintain approval from the State Department of Health Care Services to host any Dementia Care Aware materials on internet websites not owned by the State Department of Health Care Services. The bill would require the Dementia Care Aware program to collaborate with the State Department of Public Health and the Alzheimer’s diagnostic hubs in the dissemination of cognitive health assessment training to health care providers. The implementation of these provisions would be subject to an appropriation by the Legislature.

Status
Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Limón.

Bill Documents
CA SB 639 - 09/08/23 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 639 - 08/24/23 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 639 - 06/15/23 - Amended Assembly

CA SB 639 - 03/20/23 - Amended Senate

CA SB 639 - 02/16/23 - Introduced

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