Bill Text: CA SB613 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

California Senate Bill 613 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: State Department of Public Health: dementia guidelines: workgroup.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 577, Statutes of 2015. [SB613 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB613-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 613	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 20, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 6, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Allen

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to add and repeal Section  4034  
125285.5  of the  Welfare and Institutions 
 Health and Safety  Code, relating to dementia.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 613, as amended, Allen. State Department of  Health
Care Services:   Public Health:  dementia
guidelines: workgroup. 
   Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care
Services, which administers the state Medi-Cal program and the
community mental health programs in the state.  
   Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health,
which oversees various public health programs, including programs
relating to genetic diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease. 
   This bill would require the department to convene a workgroup to
update the Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease Management in
California to address changes in the health care system, including
changes in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
 , Medicaid,  and Medicare. The bill would require the
department to implement the updated guidelines  
submit a report on the updates and recommendations to the
Legislature  on or before March 1, 2017. The bill would repeal
these provisions as of January 1, 2018.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 125285.5 is added to the 
 Health and Safety Code   , to read:  
   125285.5.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) There are between an estimated 60,000 to 85,000 people with
dementia in California's Coordinated Care Initiative.
   (2) Average per person Medicaid spending for seniors dually
eligible for Medicare with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is
19 times higher than average per person Medicaid spending for all
other seniors.
   (3) The triple aim of the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and Medicaid expansion is
improved population health, better experience of care, and lower per
capita health care costs.
   (4) Dementia care management has proven, through peer-reviewed,
evidence-based research, to achieve all three aims.
   (b) The State Department of Public Health shall convene a
workgroup to update the 2008 Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease
Management in California to address changes in the health care
system, including, but not limited to, changes in the federal Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), Medicaid,
and Medicare. These updates may further draw on evidence-based,
peer-reviewed research and lessons learned from demonstration and
pilot projects.
   (c) The workgroup shall consist of members determined by the
department. It may include multidisciplinary experts in Alzheimer's
disease detection, diagnosis, treatment, and support.
   (d) The department shall submit a report of the updates and
recommendations from the working group to the Legislature on or
before March 1, 2017. This report shall be submitted in compliance
with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends
that date.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 4034 is added to the Welfare
and Institutions Code, to read:
   4034.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) There are an estimated 57,000 people with dementia in
California's Coordinate Care Initiative.
   (2) Average per person Medicaid spending for seniors with
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is 19 times higher than
average per person Medicaid spending for all other seniors.
   (3) The triple aim of the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and Medicaid expansion is
improved population health, better experience of care, and lower per
capita health care costs.
   (4) Dementia care management has proven, through peer-reviewed,
evidence-based research, to achieve all three aims.
   (b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall convene a
workgroup to update the 2008 Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease
Management in California to address changes in the health care
system, including, but not limited to, changes in the federal Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and
Medicare. These updates may further draw on evidence-based,
peer-reviewed research and lessons learned from demonstration and
pilot projects.
   (c) The workgroup shall consist of members determined by the
department. It may include multidisciplinary experts in Alzheimer's
disease detection, diagnosis, treatment, and support.
   (d) The department shall implement the updates and recommendations
from the working group on or before March 1, 2017. This report shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends
that date.