SF 216 (LSB 1658XS (1) 91)

SENATE FILE 216

BY  TRONE GARRIOTT

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to statewide dementia care coordination, and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  STATEWIDE DEMENTIA CARE COORDINATOR —— DEMENTIA CARE SPECIALISTS —— APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
   ...................................................................... $    750,000
   The funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the department of health and human services to employ a statewide dementia care coordinator within the department, and to provide grants to each area agency on aging to employ a dementia care specialist in each area agency on aging.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill appropriates $750,000 from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) for FY 2025-2026 to employ a statewide dementia care coordinator within HHS, and to provide grants to each area agency on aging to employ a dementia care specialist in each area agency on aging.