Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials.
Impact
If enacted, H5619 would significantly influence how health education is directed towards both the public and healthcare professionals in Rhode Island. The measure aims to elevate awareness and understanding of brain health issues, particularly Alzheimer's disease, by ensuring that educational materials are accessible and emphasize key areas such as demographic groups at higher risk and the importance of early detection. This approach could help mitigate the impacts of dementia on affected individuals and their families by fostering a more informed community and enhancing the quality of care provided by healthcare practitioners.
Summary
House Bill 5619, introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly, aims to enhance public health initiatives concerning Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The bill requires the Rhode Island Department of Health to incorporate information on dementia risk factors and prevention strategies into existing public health outreach programs. This includes educating both the general public and healthcare providers about the importance of understanding early warning signs, risk reduction, and timely diagnosis associated with cognitive impairments.
Contention
While the proposal is largely expected to be beneficial, it could face scrutiny regarding the adequacy of the existing education programs and resources for implementation. Stakeholders may express concerns about funding and necessary training for healthcare providers to effectively integrate the new information into practice. Furthermore, the bill's success will depend on garnering widespread acceptance among various community groups and healthcare organizations, ensuring that the outreach efforts resonate with the populations they aim to serve.
Allocates, to the cities and towns of the state, a portion of state income taxes for new employees of not-for-profit healthcare institutions and private educational institutions.
Requires that the department of human services and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals provide forecasted costs reflecting the recommended rate review on a monthly basis.
Requires that the department of human services and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals provide forecasted costs reflecting the recommended rate review on a monthly basis.
Allocates, to the cities and towns of the state, a portion of state income taxes for new employees of not-for-profit healthcare institutions and private educational institutions.
Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgender and reproductive healthcare services provided in RI.
Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgender and reproductive healthcare services provided in RI.
Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.
Determination Of Need For New Healthcare Equipment And New Institutional Health Services -- Licensing Of Healthcare Facilities -- The Hospital Conversions Act
Implements a grant program to fund public or private partnerships that provide opportunities for healthcare paraprofessionals to pursue higher education degrees and health professional licensure.
Implements a grant program to fund public or private partnerships that provide opportunities for healthcare paraprofessionals to pursue higher education degrees and health professional licensure.
A bill for an act relating to area agencies on aging, dementia service specialists, and a dementia services coordinator, and providing an appropriation.(See SF 547.)
A bill for an act relating to area agencies on aging, dementia service specialists, and a dementia services coordinator, and providing an appropriation.(Formerly SSB 1170.)
Alzheimer's Dementia and Other Forms of Dementia Special Care Disclosure Act; imposing certain duties; broadening applicability of certain penalties; effective date.