2025 -- H 5619 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM TO ADDRESS | |
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, McNamara, Shallcross Smith, Casimiro, | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 | |
Referred To: House Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-1.7 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Program to |
2 | Address Alzheimer’s Disease" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 23-1.7-7. Education and outreach regarding brain health and dementia. |
4 | (a) The department of health, in consultation with the advisory council created pursuant to |
5 | § 23-1.7-2, shall incorporate information about brain health, dementia risk factors and risk |
6 | reduction, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias into existing public health outreach programs |
7 | to: |
8 | (1) Increase public understanding and awareness of: |
9 | (i) Brain health and dementia risk reduction; |
10 | (ii) Early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; |
11 | (iii) The value of early detection and timely diagnosis; and |
12 | (iv) The relationship between Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other chronic health |
13 | conditions. |
14 | (2) Ensure public awareness and outreach programs: |
15 | (i) Provide clear, uniform guidance in nonclinical terms; and |
16 | (ii) Prioritize populations at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other |
17 | dementias. |
18 | (b) The department of health, in consultation with the advisory council created pursuant to |
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1 | § 23-1.7-2, shall incorporate information about brain health, dementia risk factors and risk |
2 | reduction, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias into existing healthcare provider education |
3 | and outreach programs to educate providers regarding: |
4 | (1) The importance of risk reduction, early detection, and timely diagnosis of cognitive |
5 | impairment and dementia; |
6 | (2) Validated assessment tools for the detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment; |
7 | (3) The value of validated cognitive assessment tools during Medicare annual wellness |
8 | visits; and |
9 | (4) Medicare care planning billing codes for individuals with cognitive impairment, |
10 | provision of effective care planning, and available treatments. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM TO ADDRESS | |
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE | |
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1 | This act would require the department of health to incorporate information about dementia |
2 | risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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