Iowa 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF216 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/05/2025

                    Senate File 216 - Introduced   SENATE FILE 216   BY TRONE GARRIOTT   A BILL FOR   An Act relating to statewide dementia care coordination, and 1   making an appropriation. 2   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3   TLSB 1658XS (1) 91   lh/ko  

  S.F. 216   Section 1. STATEWIDE DEMENTIA CARE COORDINATOR  DEMENTIA 1   CARE SPECIALISTS  APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from 2   the general fund of the state to the department of health and 3   human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and 4   ending June 30, 2026, the following amount, or so much thereof 5   as is necessary, for the purposes designated: 6   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 7   The funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the 8   department of health and human services to employ a statewide 9   dementia care coordinator within the department, and to provide 10   grants to each area agency on aging to employ a dementia care 11   specialist in each area agency on aging. 12   EXPLANATION 13   The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14   the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 15   This bill appropriates $750,000 from the general fund of the 16   state to the department of health and human services (HHS) for 17   FY 2025-2026 to employ a statewide dementia care coordinator 18   within HHS, and to provide grants to each area agency on aging 19   to employ a dementia care specialist in each area agency on 20   aging. 21   -1-   LSB 1658XS (1) 91   lh/ko 1/ 1