Bill Amendment: FL S0860 | 2019 | Regular Session
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Alzheimer's Disease
Status: 2019-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2019-147) [S0860 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0860-Senate_Committee_Amendment_736408.html
Bill Title: Alzheimer's Disease
Status: 2019-04-26 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 449 (Ch. 2019-147) [S0860 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0860-Senate_Committee_Amendment_736408.html
Florida Senate - 2019 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 860 Ì7364084Î736408 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Stargel) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 430.501, 6 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 7 430.501 Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee; research 8 grants.— 9 (2) There is created an Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory 10 Committee, composed of 1510membersto be selected by the11Governor, which shall advise the Department of Elderly Affairs 12 in the performance of its duties under this act. All members 13 must be residents of the state. The committee shall advise the 14 department regarding legislative, programmatic, and 15 administrative matters that relate to persons living with 16 Alzheimer’s diseasevictimsand their caretakers. 17 (3)(a) The committee membership shall include the following 18be representative as follows: 19 1. Eleven members appointed by the Governor. 20 a. At least 4 of the 1110members must be licensed 21 pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459 or hold a Ph.D. degree 22 and be currently involved in the research of Alzheimer’s 23 disease. 24 b.2.The 10 members must includeAt least 4 of the 11 25 members must be persons who have been caregivers of persons 26 living withvictims ofAlzheimer’s disease. 27 c.3.Whenever possible, the10members appointed by the 28 Governor shall include one1each of the following 29 professionals: a gerontologist, a geriatric psychiatrist, a 30 geriatrician, a neurologist, a social worker,anda registered 31 nurse, and a first responder. 32 2. Two members appointed by the President of the Senate, 33 one of whom must be a sitting member of the Senate, and two 34 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 35 Representatives, one of whom must be a sitting member of the 36 House of Representatives. 37 (b)1. The Governor shall appoint members from a broad 38 cross-section of public, private, and volunteer sectors. All 39 nominations shall be forwarded to the Governor by the Secretary 40 of Elderly Affairs in accordance with this subsection. 41 2. Members shall be appointed to 4-year staggered terms in 42 accordance with s. 20.052, except for the sitting members of the 43 Senate and House of Representatives, who shall be appointed to a 44 term corresponding to their term of office. 45 3. The Secretary of Elderly Affairs shall serve as an ex 46 officio member of the committee. 47 4. The committee shall elect one of its members to serve as 48 chair for a term of 1 year. 49 5. The committee may establish subcommittees as necessary 50 to carry out the functions of the committee. 51 6. The committee shall meet quarterly, or as frequently as 52 needed. 53 7. The committee shall submit an annual report to the 54 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 55 of Representatives, and the Secretary of Elderly Affairs on or 56 before each September 1. The annual report shall include 57 information and recommendations on Alzheimer’s disease policy; 58 all state-funded efforts in Alzheimer’s disease research, 59 clinical care, institutional, home-based, and community-based 60 programs and the outcomes of such efforts; and any proposed 61 updates to the Alzheimer’s disease state plan submitted under 62 subparagraph 8. 63 8. Beginning in 2020, and every third year thereafter, on 64 or before November 1, the Department of Elderly Affairs shall 65 review the Alzheimer’s disease state plan and submit an updated 66 state plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 67 Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Department of 68 Elderly Affairs shall utilize the annual reports submitted by 69 the committee and collaborate with state Alzheimer’s disease 70 organizations and professionals when considering such updates to 71 the Alzheimer’s disease state plan. The state plan shall: 72 a. Assess the current and future impact on the state of 73 Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. 74 b. Examine the existing industries, services, and resources 75 addressing the needs of persons having Alzheimer’s disease or a 76 related form of dementia and their family caregivers. 77 c. Examine the needs of persons of all cultural backgrounds 78 having Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia and how 79 their lives are affected by the disease from early-onset, 80 through mid-stage, to late-stage. 81 d. Develop a strategy to mobilize a state response to this 82 public health crisis. 83 e. Provide information regarding: 84 (I) State trends with respect to persons having Alzheimer’s 85 disease or a related form of dementia and their needs, 86 including, but not limited to: 87 (A) The role of the state in providing community-based 88 care, long-term care, and family caregiver support, including 89 respite, education, and assistance to persons who are in the 90 early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, who have early-onset 91 Alzheimer’s disease, or who have a related form of dementia. 92 (B) The development of state policy with respect to persons 93 who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia. 94 (C) Surveillance of persons who have Alzheimer’s disease or 95 a related form of dementia for the purpose of accurately 96 estimating the number of such persons in the state at present 97 and projected population levels. 98 (II) Existing services, resources, and capacity, including, 99 but not limited to: 100 (A) The type, cost, and availability of dementia-specific 101 services throughout the state. 102 (B) Policy requirements and effectiveness for dementia 103 specific training for professionals providing care. 104 (C) Quality care measures employed by providers of care, 105 including providers of respite, adult day care, assisted living 106 facility, skilled nursing facility, and hospice services. 107 (D) The capability of public safety workers and law 108 enforcement officers to respond to persons having Alzheimer’s 109 disease or a related form of dementia, including, but not 110 limited to, responding to their disappearance, search and 111 rescue, abuse, elopement, exploitation, or suicide. 112 (E) The availability of home and community-based services 113 and respite care for persons having Alzheimer’s disease or a 114 related form of dementia and education and support services to 115 assist their families and caregivers. 116 (F) An inventory of long-term care facilities and 117 community-based services serving persons who have Alzheimer’s 118 disease or a related form of dementia. 119 (G) The adequacy and appropriateness of geriatric 120 psychiatric units for persons who have behavior disorders 121 associated with Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of 122 dementia. 123 (H) Residential assisted living options for persons who 124 have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia. 125 (I) The level of preparedness of service providers before, 126 during, and after a catastrophic emergency involving a person 127 who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia and 128 their caregivers and families. 129 (III) Needed state policies or responses, including, but 130 not limited to, directions for the provision of clear and 131 coordinated care, services, and support to persons who have 132 Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia and their 133 caregivers and families and strategies to address any identified 134 gaps in the provision of services. 135 9.7.The Department of Elderly Affairs shall provide staff 136 support to assist the committee in the performance of its 137 duties. 138 10.8.Members of the committee and subcommittees shall 139 receive no salary, but are entitled to reimbursement for travel 140 and per diem expenses, as provided in s. 112.061, while 141 performing their duties under this section. 142 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 430.502, Florida 143 Statutes, is amended to read: 144 430.502 Alzheimer’s disease; memory disorder clinics and 145 day care and respite care programs.— 146 (1) There is established: 147 (a) A memory disorder clinic at each of the three medical 148 schools in this state; 149 (b) A memory disorder clinic at a major private nonprofit 150 research-oriented teaching hospital, and may fund a memory 151 disorder clinic at any of the other affiliated teaching 152 hospitals; 153 (c) A memory disorder clinic at the Mayo Clinic in 154 Jacksonville; 155 (d) A memory disorder clinic at the West Florida Regional 156 Medical Center; 157 (e) A memory disorder clinic operated by Health First in 158 Brevard County; 159 (f) A memory disorder clinic at the Orlando Regional 160 Healthcare System, Inc.; 161 (g) A memory disorder center located in a public hospital 162 that is operated by an independent special hospital taxing 163 district that governs multiple hospitals and is located in a 164 county with a population greater than 800,000 persons; 165 (h) A memory disorder clinic at St. Mary’s Medical Center 166 in Palm Beach County; 167 (i) A memory disorder clinic at Tallahassee Memorial 168 Healthcare; 169 (j) A memory disorder clinic at Lee Memorial Hospital 170 created by chapter 63-1552, Laws of Florida, as amended; 171 (k) A memory disorder clinic at Sarasota Memorial Hospital 172 in Sarasota County; 173 (l) A memory disorder clinic at Morton Plant Hospital, 174 Clearwater, in Pinellas County; 175 (m) A memory disorder clinic at Florida Atlantic 176 University, Boca Raton, in Palm Beach County;and177 (n) A memory disorder clinic at Florida Hospital in Orange 178 County; and 179 (o) A memory disorder clinic at Miami Jewish Health Systems 180 in Miami-Dade County, 181 182 for the purpose of conducting research and training in a 183 diagnostic and therapeutic setting for persons suffering from 184 Alzheimer’s disease and related memory disorders. However, 185 memory disorder clinicsfunded as of June 30, 1995,shall not 186 receive decreased funding due solely to subsequent additions of 187 memory disorder clinics in this subsection. 188 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019. 189 190 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 191 And the title is amended as follows: 192 Delete everything before the enacting clause 193 and insert: 194 A bill to be entitled 195 An act relating to Alzheimer’s disease; amending s. 196 430.501, F.S.; increasing membership of the 197 Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee; revising 198 representative requirements of the committee; 199 requiring the committee to submit an annual report to 200 specified parties which includes certain information 201 and recommendations; requiring the Department of 202 Elderly Affairs to review and update the Alzheimer’s 203 disease state plan every 3 years in collaboration with 204 certain parties; providing requirements for the plan; 205 amending s. 430.502, F.S.; establishing a specified 206 memory disorder clinic; providing that certain clinics 207 shall not receive decreased funding for a specified 208 reason; providing an effective date.