Amd §207, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.6504-A & A.3122-A)
Removes the director of the office of the aging from deciding resources and information concerning Alzheimer's disease and any other dementia related matters; leaves such decisions to the commissioner of health.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1472
SPONSOR: Sayegh TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing an
Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program
PURPOSE:
To make changes to remove the director of the Office for the Aging from
Alzheimer's disease outreach under the Department of Health's Health
Care and Wellness Education and Outreach program.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends subdivision 1 of section 207 of the Public Heath law to
remove the reference to the director of the office of aging.
JUSTIFICATION:
According to the New York State Task Force on Alzheimer's disease and
other Dementia's 300,000 older New York State residents have dementia.
With this number projected to continue to grow rapidly. it is important
to acknowledge and include Alzheimer's and dementia through the State's
Health Care and Wellness Education and Outreach program so that we
provide appropriate information and assistance, training, and outreach
and education to providers of services and to the general public.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS: None noted.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the public health law relating to
establishing an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6504-A and A.3122-A, takes
effect
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1472
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing an
Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (r) of subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public
2 health law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the
3 public health law relating to establishing an Alzheimer's disease
4 outreach and education program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
5 S. 6504-A and A. 3122-A, is amended to read as follows:
6 (r) Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias; including iden-
7 tification of dementia in health care facilities including but not
8 limited to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and assisted living facili-
9 ties; community support services, including caregiver support groups and
10 services, respite, and care management; and resources and information
11 concerning Alzheimer's disease and any other dementia related matters
12 that the commissioner [and director of the office for the aging deem]
13 deems appropriate.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
15 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the public health law
16 relating to establishing an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education
17 program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6504-A and A.
18 3122-A, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02713-01-5
