Bill Text: HI SB2075 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Kupuna Caucus; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia; Appropriation ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-20 - Referred to HMS/CPH, WAM. [SB2075 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2075-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that one in every three seniors who die each year have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia. In Hawaii, a total of twenty-five thousand individuals over age sixty-five have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease – a statistic that will increase by forty per cent by 2025. This does not reflect those under age sixty-five who have dementia or those who are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. An estimated sixty to eighty per cent of those living with cognitive impairment are not diagnosed. It is imperative for the public to be aware of the importance of early detection and accurate diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.
The legislature further finds that the public awareness and communication subcommittee of the statewide task force on Alzheimer's disease and related dementia made the key recommendation calling for a public awareness campaign that utilizes various media sources to positively promote adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia with dignity and respect and highlight caregivers as compassionate individuals who champion the health and well-being of their loved ones.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public awareness campaign that will utilize various media sources to positively promote adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia with dignity and respect and highlight caregivers as compassionate individuals who champion the health and well-being of their loved ones.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Kupuna Caucus; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia; Appropriation
Description:
Makes an appropriation for an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public awareness campaign.
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