Relates to the coordinating council for services related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementia; requires review and report on best practices of providers concerning early identification of at-risk individuals and referral practices, the range of interventions and services available for the cognitively impaired.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4148--B
Cal. No. 99
2007-2008 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2007
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, J. RIVERA, JOHN, LAFAYETTE, FIELDS,
WEINSTEIN, MILLMAN, DESTITO, PHEFFER, D. GORDON, MARKEY, SCHROEDER,
TONKO, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALESSI, ALFANO,
ARROYO, AUBERTINE, BARRA, BENEDETTO, BRADLEY, CLARK, COLTON, CUSICK,
L. DIAZ, DINOWITZ, ESPAILLAT, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, KOON, McENENY,
PEOPLES, PERRY, RAMOS, REILLY, ROBINSON, SWEENEY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG,
YOUNG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- passed by
Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote
reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
the order of third reading -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the
Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the coordinating
council for services related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementia
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2004-a of the public health law,
2 as added by section 24 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 4. (a) The council shall meet quarterly or more frequently if its
5 business shall require. The community forums in the first year of
6 implementation count as a formal meeting of the council. The state shall
7 not be responsible for cost, travel, and other incidental or contingent
8 expenses of council members. The council shall provide reports to the
9 governor and the legislature on or before June thirtieth, two thousand
10 nine and by June thirtieth of every other year thereafter. Such reports
11 shall include recommendations for state policy relating to dementia and
12 a review of services initiated and coordinated among public and private
13 agencies to meet the needs of persons with Alzheimer's disease and
14 other dementia and their families.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (b) The council shall additionally review and report upon the use of
2 clinically recognized, scientifically based, cognitive impairment
3 screening tools used to identify signs of and individuals at-risk for
4 cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer's disease or other dementias,
5 in all settings of the health continuum. Such tools shall include but
6 not be limited to tools approved and/or recognized by the Joint Commis-
7 sion on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Agency for
8 Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Medicare and
9 Medicaid Services (CMS), and others as determined by the council which
10 are used by health care providers, across all settings of the health
11 continuum. The council shall also review and report on best practices of
12 providers concerning early identification of at-risk individuals and
13 referral practices, the range of interventions and services available
14 for the cognitively impaired, and shall report its assessment of the
15 need and presence of such tools and practices in each sector of the
16 health continuum. The council shall further include in its reports any
17 findings concerning potential gaps of identification and intervention
18 for the cognitively impaired, the need for public education about cogni-
19 tive impairment, and recommendations to address that education need.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date as section 24 of part
21 B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, takes effect.
