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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to Alzheimer's disease and related 2
forms of dementia education and public awareness; 3
creating s. 381.825, F.S.; providing a short title; 4
requiring the Department of Health to educate certain 5
licensed health care providers regarding specified 6
information related to Alzheimer's disease and related 7
forms of dementia; requiring the department to 8
encourage health care providers and facilities to 9
prominently display such information; requiring the 10
department to encourage health care providers to 11
discuss the risks of Alzheimer's disease and related 12
forms of dementia with certain patients; requiring the 13
department to post on its website certain reso urces 14
and a link to the Centers for Disease Control and 15
Prevention's website; authorizing the department to 16
fund certain outreach programs for specified purposes; 17
requiring the department to collaborate with other 18
state agencies and entities for specified purposes; 19
providing an effective date. 20
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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Section 1. Section 381.825, Florida Statutes, is created 24
to read: 25
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381.825 Education and public awareness relating to 26
Alzheimer's disease and relate d forms of dementia. — 27
(1) This section may be cited as the "Ramping up Education 28
of Alzheimer's and Dementia for You (READY) Act." 29
(2) The Department of Health shall, through existing, 30
relevant public health and community outreach programs, educate 31
health care providers licensed under chapters 458, 459, and 464 32
regarding all of the following information: 33
(a) The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis 34
of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 35
(b) Using a validated cognitive as sessment tool. 36
(c) The value and effectiveness of the Medicare annual 37
wellness visit in detecting Alzheimer's disease and related 38
forms of dementia. 39
(d) Using Medicare advance care planning billing codes for 40
persons with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 41
(e) Reducing the risk of cognitive decline, particularly 42
among persons in diverse communities who are at greater risk of 43
developing Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 44
(3)(a) The Department of Health shall encourage h ealth 45
care providers and health care facilities, including, but not 46
limited to, physicians, nurses, hospitals, rural health 47
networks, and county health departments to prominently display 48
information relating to Alzheimer's disease and related forms of 49
dementia, including the information specified in subsection (2). 50
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(b) The department shall also encourage health care 51
providers to discuss the risks of Alzheimer's disease and 52
related forms of dementia with patients 60 years of age and 53
older. 54
(4) The Department of Health shall post on its website 55
resources and a link to the federal Centers for Disease Control 56
and Prevention's website for information regarding Alzheimer's 57
disease and related forms of dementia. 58
(5) The Department of Health may fund mobile and virtual 59
outreach programs, using available federal and state funds 60
appropriated for that purpose, which prioritize persons in 61
underserved communities and provide information promoting public 62
awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia, 63
including, but not limited to, brain health, risk reduction, 64
early detection, and early diagnosis. The mobile and virtual 65
outreach programs may also provide resources regarding 66
Alzheimer's disease and relate d forms of dementia to the public 67
and referrals to the Department of Elderly Affairs. 68
(6) The Department of Health shall collaborate with other 69
state agencies, including the Department of Elderly Affairs; 70
associations or organizations, including the Alzh eimer's 71
Association; and public or private institutions to create a 72
systematic approach for educating health care providers and 73
promoting public awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related 74
forms of dementia. 75
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 76