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Florida House Bill H0475

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1515 An act relating to Alzheimer's disease and related 2
1616 forms of dementia education and public awareness; 3
1717 creating s. 381.825, F.S.; providing a short title; 4
1818 requiring the Department of Health to educate certain 5
1919 licensed health care providers regarding specified 6
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21-forms of dementia; providing an effective date. 8
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23-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the Sta te of Florida: 10
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25- Section 1. Section 381.825, Florida Statutes, is created 12
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27- 381.825 Education and public awareness relating to 14
28-Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. — 15
29- (1) This section may be cited as the "Ramping up Education 16
30-of Alzheimer's and Dementia for You (READY) Act." 17
31- (2) The Department of Health shall, through existing, 18
32-relevant public health and community outreach programs, educate 19
33-health care providers licensed under chapters 458, 459, and 464 20
34-regarding all of the follo wing information: 21
35- (a) The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis 22
36-of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 23
37- (b) Using a validated cognitive assessment tool. 24
38- (c) The value and effectiveness of the Medicare annual 25
21+forms of dementia; requiring the department to 8
22+encourage health care providers and facilities to 9
23+prominently display such information; requiring the 10
24+department to encourage health care providers to 11
25+discuss the risks of Alzheimer's disease and related 12
26+forms of dementia with certain patients; requiring the 13
27+department to post on its website certain reso urces 14
28+and a link to the Centers for Disease Control and 15
29+Prevention's website; authorizing the department to 16
30+fund certain outreach programs for specified purposes; 17
31+requiring the department to collaborate with other 18
32+state agencies and entities for specified purposes; 19
33+providing an effective date. 20
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37+ Section 1. Section 381.825, Florida Statutes, is created 24
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52-forms of dementia. 27
53- (d) Using Medicare advance care planning billing codes for 28
54-persons with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 29
55- (e) Reducing the risk of cognitive decline, particularly 30
56-among persons in diverse communities who are at greater risk of 31
57-developing Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 32
58- Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 33
51+ 381.825 Education and public awareness relating to 26
52+Alzheimer's disease and relate d forms of dementia. — 27
53+ (1) This section may be cited as the "Ramping up Education 28
54+of Alzheimer's and Dementia for You (READY) Act." 29
55+ (2) The Department of Health shall, through existing, 30
56+relevant public health and community outreach programs, educate 31
57+health care providers licensed under chapters 458, 459, and 464 32
58+regarding all of the following information: 33
59+ (a) The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis 34
60+of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 35
61+ (b) Using a validated cognitive as sessment tool. 36
62+ (c) The value and effectiveness of the Medicare annual 37
63+wellness visit in detecting Alzheimer's disease and related 38
64+forms of dementia. 39
65+ (d) Using Medicare advance care planning billing codes for 40
66+persons with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 41
67+ (e) Reducing the risk of cognitive decline, particularly 42
68+among persons in diverse communities who are at greater risk of 43
69+developing Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 44
70+ (3)(a) The Department of Health shall encourage h ealth 45
71+care providers and health care facilities, including, but not 46
72+limited to, physicians, nurses, hospitals, rural health 47
73+networks, and county health departments to prominently display 48
74+information relating to Alzheimer's disease and related forms of 49
75+dementia, including the information specified in subsection (2). 50
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89+providers to discuss the risks of Alzheimer's disease and 52
90+related forms of dementia with patients 60 years of age and 53
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92+ (4) The Department of Health shall post on its website 55
93+resources and a link to the federal Centers for Disease Control 56
94+and Prevention's website for information regarding Alzheimer's 57
95+disease and related forms of dementia. 58
96+ (5) The Department of Health may fund mobile and virtual 59
97+outreach programs, using available federal and state funds 60
98+appropriated for that purpose, which prioritize persons in 61
99+underserved communities and provide information promoting public 62
100+awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia, 63
101+including, but not limited to, brain health, risk reduction, 64
102+early detection, and early diagnosis. The mobile and virtual 65
103+outreach programs may also provide resources regarding 66
104+Alzheimer's disease and relate d forms of dementia to the public 67
105+and referrals to the Department of Elderly Affairs. 68
106+ (6) The Department of Health shall collaborate with other 69
107+state agencies, including the Department of Elderly Affairs; 70
108+associations or organizations, including the Alzh eimer's 71
109+Association; and public or private institutions to create a 72
110+systematic approach for educating health care providers and 73
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