Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1076 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1076
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 16-41-18.2.
7	7	Synopsis: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education. Requires the
8	8	Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with
9	9	a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating
10	10	the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and
11	11	collaborate with additional partners in the education. Requires the state
12	12	department to partner for outreach in the education and publish certain
13	13	educational materials on the state department's website. Allows the
14	14	state department to accept grants, services, and property from public
15	15	and private entities for the education.
16	16	Effective: July 1, 2025.
17	17	Porter, Barrett, Jackson
18	18	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
19	19	2025 IN 1076—LS 6471/DI 104 Introduced
20	20	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
21	21	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
22	22	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
23	23	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
24	24	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
25	25	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
26	26	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
27	27	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
28	28	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
29	29	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
30	30	HOUSE BILL No. 1076
31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
32	32	health.
33	33	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. IC 16-41-18.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
35	35	2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36	36	3 JULY 1, 2025]:
37	37	4 Chapter 18.2. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Education
38	38	5 Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall collaborate with a national
39	39	6 Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the
40	40	7 public about the following concerning Alzheimer's disease and
41	41	8 dementia:
42	42	9 (1) The signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and
43	43	10 dementia.
44	44	11 (2) Personal risk factors.
45	45	12 (3) Options for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease
46	46	13 and dementia.
47	47	14 (4) Populations with elevated risk for Alzheimer's disease and
48	48	15 dementia.
49	49	16 (b) The state department shall identify additional partners to
50	50	17 collaborate with in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease
51	51	2025 IN 1076—LS 6471/DI 104 2
52	52	1 and dementia, including any of the following:
53	53	2 (1) Local health departments.
54	54	3 (2) The division of aging.
55	55	4 (3) Employer wellness programs.
56	56	5 (4) Health care providers, including hospitals.
57	57	6 (5) Health insurers.
58	58	7 (6) Nonprofit organizations.
59	59	8 (7) Community organizations.
60	60	9 Sec. 2. The state department shall partner for outreach with a
61	61	10 national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization that has
62	62	11 an initiative or program to educate and train health care providers
63	63	12 and human services providers on the following current and
64	64	13 accurate scientific and medical information topics concerning
65	65	14 Alzheimer's disease and dementia:
66	66	15 (1) Diagnosis.
67	67	16 (2) Treatment.
68	68	17 (3) Research advances.
69	69	18 (4) Care planning.
70	70	19 Sec. 3. The state department shall publish information described
71	71	20 in section 2 of this chapter on the state department's website.
72	72	21 Sec. 4. The state department may accept grants, services, and
73	73	22 property from the federal government, public entities, and private
74	74	23 entities to provide the education described in this chapter. The
75	75	24 state department may seek any federal waiver needed to maximize
76	76	25 federal funds to educate the public about Alzheimer's disease and
77	77	26 dementia.
78	78	2025 IN 1076—LS 6471/DI 104