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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2747 By: Miller
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
[ Alzheimer's and dementia disease – Alzheimer's
Research Advisory Coun cil – laboratory – revolving
fund – awards – effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 1-879.2, and
1-879.3, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-879.5 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alzheimer's
Disease and Related Dementia Infrastructure Act".
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law t o be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-879.6 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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The purpose of this act is to develop a coordinated state
structure and state and community response to dementia th at meets
the growing need for dementia -specific services, research and
community education, and caregiver support.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-879.7 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in this act:
1. "Alzheimer's and Related Dementia State Plan" means a plan
developed by the state in conjunction with stakeholders for meeting
the needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related
dementia or diagnosis and their caregivers ;
2. "Caregiver" means any person other than a paid provider who
provides care for a person with dementia; and
3. "Dementia" means a degenerative disease of the central
nervous system chara cterized especially by premature cognitive
deterioration. This includes Alzheimer 's disease and related
dementia and diagnoses which are similarly marked by irreversible
deterioration of intellectual faculties with concomitant emotional
disturbance resulting from organic brain disorder, such as:
a. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ,
b. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome,
c. Frontotemporal dementias ,
d. Huntington's disease,
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e. Korsakoff's Syndrome,
f. Lewy-body disease,
g. Parkinson's disease,
h. Progressive supranuclear palsy,
i. Vascular dementia, or
j. any other neurocognitive brain disorder that results
in the irreversible deterioration of intellectual
faculties.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1-879.8 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. In the State Department of Health, there i s hereby created
an Office of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Resource
Coordination to provide statewide coordination, service system
development, and information on education, support, and other
available services. The Office shall provide the foll owing:
1. Initiate the development of systems which coordinate the
delivery of programs and services;
2. Facilitate the coordination and integration of research,
program development, planning, and quality assurance;
3. Identify potential users of servic es and gaps in the service
delivery system and expand methods and resources to enhance
statewide services;
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4. Serve as a resource for education, research, and training
and provide information on available services;
5. Provide technical assistance for the application of relevant
federal and state grants;
6. Provide technical assistance for state and loca l initiatives
to serve individuals, families, and caregivers;
7. Work with relevant State Department of Health staff to
recommend public policy concernin g Alzheimer's disease and related
dementia to state policymakers;
8. Facilitate the coordination of A lzheimer's State Plan re-
write every four (4) years, stakeholder involvement in the re -write,
amendments to the Alzheimer 's State Plan during the re -write interim
period, and any progress reports, updates, and other communication
regarding the Alzheimer 's State Plan;
9. Submit an annual report that details Alzheimer 's State Plan
implementation progress, information on service delivery system
developments and gaps, research updates, and resources, outreach,
and information to The Advancement of Wellness A dvisory Council as
defined in Section 1-103a.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
for review and approval. Upon approval the annual report shall be
provided to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Office
of the Governor, the Oklahoma State Legislature, and made publicly
available on the State Department of Health 's website; and
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10. Facilitate the coordination and integration of educational
initiatives for health care providers on the importance and value of
early detection and timely diagnosis of cognitive impairment,
validated cognitive assessment tools, and increasing understanding
and awareness of early warning signs of Alzheimer 's disease and
other types of dementia and how to reduce the risk of cognit ive
decline.
B. The Office of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
Resource Coordination shall maintain on staff at least one (1)
dementia services manager. The dementia services manager shall be a
full-time, permanent employee and shall be responsibl e for the
staffing and operational det ails of the Office of Alzheimer's
Disease and Related Dementia Resource Coordination.
SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-879.9 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplicat ion in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury, subject to
the availability of funds, a revolving fund for the Stat e Department
of Health's Office of Alzh eimer's Disease and Rel ated Dementia
Resource Coordination to b e designated the Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Dementia Research Fund . The Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Dementia Research Fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to
fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited
to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit
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of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended
by the State Department of He alth for the purposes listed in Section
5 of this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon
warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as
prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
B. The awards shall be made through an awards committee of
seven (7) members, coordinated by the dementia services manager
consisting of three (3) representatives from the scientific and
medical communities, three (3) members of the general public, and
the dementia services manager.
C. The awards shall be given annually to selected applicants
residing and performing research in the state of Oklahoma in order
to support research into the caus es of Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders, methods of treatment, ways that families can cope
with the stresses of the disease, and the imp act of the disease on
Oklahoma.
D. Information on the awardee, project, and dollars awarded
shall be included in the annual report as defined in paragraph 9 of
Section 5 of this act.
SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be co dified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-879.10 of Title 63, unless
there is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
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A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury , subject to
the availability of funds, a revolving fund for the State D epartment
of Health's Office of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dem entia
Resource Coordination to be designated the Dementia Caregiver
Support Group and Education Program Development Fund . The Dementia
Caregiver Support Group and Education Program Development Fund shall
be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and
shall consist of all monies de posited to the credit of the fund by
law. All monies accruing to the credit of t he fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expende d by the State
Department of Health's Office of Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Dementia Resource Coordination for the purpose of providing funds
for the Dementia Caregiver Support Group and Education Program
Development Fund. Expenditures from the fund s hall be made upon
warrants issued by the State T reasurer against claims filed as
prescribed by law with the Director o f the Office of Manag ement and
Enterprise Services for approval and payment .
B. The Dementia Support and Education Program Development Fund
shall be administered b y the State Department of Health's Office of
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Resource Coordination. The
awards shall be made through an awards committee of f ive (5)
members, facilitated by the dementia services manager consisting of
representatives from the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
State Plan writing committee.
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C. The awards shall be given annually to non-profit applicants
residing in the stat e of Oklahoma in areas of the state meeting the
Census Bureau classification of rural in order to support community
efforts to establish Alzheimer 's disease and related dementia
caregiver support groups and evidence-based community education
programs.
D. The Office of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
Resource Coordination shall include information on the awardee(s),
project(s), and dollars awarded in the annual report as define d in
paragraph 9 of Section 5 of this act.
E. The Dementia Caregiver Support Group and Education Program
Development Fund shall sunset five (5) years from the effective date
of this act.
SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-7906 JM 03/02/23