Senate File 316 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY BOLKCOM and LUNDBY Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating an Alzheimer's disease task force. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2556XS 82 4 nh/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE TASK FORCE. 1 2 1. The Alzheimer's disease task force is established. The 1 3 task force shall consist of the following members: 1 4 a. The joint chairpersons of the legislative health and 1 5 human services appropriations subcommittee and the chairs of 1 6 the human resources standing committees of the senate and the 1 7 house of representatives. 1 8 b. The following members appointed by the governor: 1 9 (1) One person with Alzheimer's disease. 1 10 (2) One caregiver of a person with Alzheimer's disease. 1 11 (3) A representative of the nursing facility industry. 1 12 (4) A representative of the assisted living industry. 1 13 (5) A representative of the adult day services industry. 1 14 (6) A representative of the health care provider 1 15 community. 1 16 (7) A person who conducts Alzheimer's disease research. 1 17 (8) A representative of the Alzheimer's association. 1 18 c. The director, or the director's designee, of each of 1 19 the following agencies: 1 20 (1) The department of elder affairs. 1 21 (2) The department of human services. 1 22 (3) The department of public health. 1 23 (4) The department of workforce development. 1 24 2. The department of elder affairs shall convene the task 1 25 force and provide necessary administrative support for the 1 26 task force. 1 27 3. The task force shall assess the current and future 1 28 impact of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders on the 1 29 residents of the state; examine the existing industries, 1 30 services, and resources addressing the needs of persons with 1 31 Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, their families, and 1 32 their caregivers; and develop a strategy to mobilize a state 1 33 response to this public health crisis. 1 34 4. The task force shall include an examination of the 1 35 following in its assessment and recommendations: 2 1 a. Trends in the state's population of persons with 2 2 Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and the needs of such 2 3 persons including but not limited to: 2 4 (1) The state role in long=term care, family caregiver 2 5 support, and assistance to persons with early=stage and early 2 6 onset of Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. 2 7 (2) State policy regarding persons with Alzheimer's 2 8 disease or related disorders. 2 9 b. Existing services, resources, and capacity including 2 10 but not limited to: 2 11 (1) The type, cost, and availability of dementia services. 2 12 (2) Dementia=specific training requirements for long=term 2 13 care staff. 2 14 (3) Quality care measures for residential care facilities. 2 15 (4) The capacity of public safety and law enforcement 2 16 agencies to respond to persons with Alzheimer's disease or 2 17 related disorders. 2 18 (5) The availability of home and community=based resources 2 19 for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and 2 20 respite care to assist families. 2 21 (6) An inventory of long=term care dementia care units. 2 22 (7) The adequacy and appropriateness of 2 23 geriatric=psychiatric units for persons with behavior 2 24 disorders associated with Alzheimer's disease and related 2 25 dementia. 2 26 (8) Assisted living residential options for persons with 2 27 dementia. 2 28 (9) State support of research of Alzheimer's disease and 2 29 related disorders through the state's institutions of higher 2 30 education and other resources. 2 31 c. Needed state policies or responses including but not 2 32 limited to directions for the provision of clear and 2 33 coordinated services and support to persons and families 2 34 living with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, and 2 35 strategies to address any identified gaps in services. 3 1 5. All meetings of the task force shall comply with 3 2 chapter 21 and the task force shall utilize technological 3 3 means, such as webcasts, to gather feedback on its discussions 3 4 and recommendations from persons and families affected by 3 5 Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and from the general 3 6 public. 3 7 6. The task force shall submit a report of its findings 3 8 and date=specific recommendations to the general assembly and 3 9 the governor in the form of a state Alzheimer's disease and 3 10 related disorders plan by January 1, 2008. The task force 3 11 shall be dissolved upon the submission of the plan. 3 12 EXPLANATION 3 13 This bill establishes an Alzheimer's disease task force. 3 14 The department of elder affairs is to convene the task force 3 15 and provide administrative support for the task force. The 3 16 task force is to consist of legislative members, persons 3 17 living with and affected by Alzheimer's disease, 3 18 representatives of various types of health care facilities and 3 19 health care providers, an Alzheimer's disease researcher, a 3 20 representative of the Alzheimer's association, and the 3 21 directors, or their designees, of the departments of elder 3 22 affairs, human services, public health, and workforce 3 23 development. 3 24 The task force is directed to assess the current and future 3 25 impact of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders on 3 26 residents of the state; examine the existing industries, 3 27 services, and resources addressing the needs of persons with 3 28 Alzheimer's or related disorders, their families, and 3 29 caregivers; and develop a strategy to mobilize a state 3 30 response to the public health crisis. The task force is to 3 31 submit a state Alzheimer's disease and related disorders plan 3 32 to the general assembly and the governor by January 1, 2008, 3 33 and shall be dissolved upon submitting the plan. 3 34 LSB 2556XS 82 3 35 nh:sc/je/5