Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1076
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-41-18.2.
Synopsis: Alzheimer's disease and dementia education. Requires the
Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with
a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating
the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and
collaborate with additional partners in the education. Requires the state
department to partner for outreach in the education and publish certain
educational materials on the state department's website. Allows the
state department to accept grants, services, and property from public
and private entities for the education.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Porter, Barrett, Jackson
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1076
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 16-41-18.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]:
4 Chapter 18.2. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Education
5 Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall collaborate with a national
6 Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the
7 public about the following concerning Alzheimer's disease and
8 dementia:
9 (1) The signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and
10 dementia.
11 (2) Personal risk factors.
12 (3) Options for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease
13 and dementia.
14 (4) Populations with elevated risk for Alzheimer's disease and
15 dementia.
16 (b) The state department shall identify additional partners to
17 collaborate with in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease
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1 and dementia, including any of the following:
2 (1) Local health departments.
3 (2) The division of aging.
4 (3) Employer wellness programs.
5 (4) Health care providers, including hospitals.
6 (5) Health insurers.
7 (6) Nonprofit organizations.
8 (7) Community organizations.
9 Sec. 2. The state department shall partner for outreach with a
10 national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization that has
11 an initiative or program to educate and train health care providers
12 and human services providers on the following current and
13 accurate scientific and medical information topics concerning
14 Alzheimer's disease and dementia:
15 (1) Diagnosis.
16 (2) Treatment.
17 (3) Research advances.
18 (4) Care planning.
19 Sec. 3. The state department shall publish information described
20 in section 2 of this chapter on the state department's website.
21 Sec. 4. The state department may accept grants, services, and
22 property from the federal government, public entities, and private
23 entities to provide the education described in this chapter. The
24 state department may seek any federal waiver needed to maximize
25 federal funds to educate the public about Alzheimer's disease and
26 dementia.
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