HB0513 • 2026

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Human Services Subcommittee ; Black ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Chaney ; Driskell ; López, J. ; Maggard ; Tendrich ; Valdés ; Woodson
Last action: 2026-03-11
Official status: House - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 578
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The source confirms the law passed but does not detail specific budget amounts or implementation timelines beyond the July 1, 2026 effective date.

Florida Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative

This law requires the Department of Elderly Affairs to hire a qualified nonprofit group to create and run a statewide program that shares facts about Alzheimer's disease.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Elderly Affairs to sign a contract with a specific type of organization for an awareness initiative.
Mandates a website and electronic resources covering early detection, risk reduction, brain health, screening discussions, healthy aging, research updates, clinical trials, and community resources.
Orders print, digital, and social media ads to spread information about Alzheimer's disease.
Creates a statewide mobile outreach program that visits underserved communities in person to provide education and referrals.
Requires the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee to evaluate the initiative annually and recommend future funding needs.

Who It Names or Affects

Florida residents affected by Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia.
The Department of Elderly Affairs and its contracted nonprofit partner.
Health care providers who receive education materials through the program in partnership with the Department of Health.
Underserved communities targeted by the mobile outreach team.

Terms To Know

Department of Elderly Affairs: The state agency responsible for managing programs and contracts for older adults in Florida.
Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee: A group that evaluates the program annually and advises lawmakers on future funding needs.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not state how much money will be used for this initiative.
It does not name which specific nonprofit organization will receive the contract yet, only describing the type of group required.
The exact start date of outreach activities is not listed in the text.

Bill History

2026-03-11 House
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 578
2026-02-24 House
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-20 House
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-02-16 House
• Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2026-02-12 House
• Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
2026-02-06 House
• Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
2026-02-04 House
• Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee • Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-02 House
• PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-03 House
• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee
2025-11-21 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative ; Requires DOEA to contract for development & implementation of Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; provides requirements for initiative; provides requirements for type of entity with which department contracts; requires Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to department & Legislature annually.

Current Bill Text

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness 2
Initiative; creating s. 430.5016, F.S.; requiring the 3
Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the 4
development and implementation of the Alzheimer's 5
Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements 6
for the initiative; providing requirements for the 7
type of entity with which the department contracts; 8
requiring the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee 9
to make certain recommendations to the department and 10
the Legislature annually; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 430.5016, Florida Statutes, is created 15
to read: 16
430.5016 Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative.— 17
(1) The Department of Elderly Affairs shall contract for 18
the development and implementation of the Alzheimer's Disease 19
Awareness Initiative. The initiative must provide an opportunity 20
for residents of this state affected by Alzheimer's disease and 21
related forms of dementia to obtain information that is 22
validated by national research. 23
(2) The initiative must, at a minimum: 24
(a) Include a website and other related electronic 25

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resources that address all of the following: 26
1. The advantages of early detection and diagnosis. 27
2. How to reduce risk factors. 28
3. The importance of brain health. 29
4. The importance of talking to a heath care provider 30
about being screened and assessed for Alzheimer's Disease and 31
related forms of dementia. 32
5. How to promote healthy aging. 33
6. Recent developments in Alzheimer's and related forms of 34
dementia research and the availability of clinical trials. 35
7. Community resources available for those affected by the 36
disease and related forms of dementia. 37
8. Any related topics deemed appropriate by the 38
department. 39
(b) Use the department's Alzheimer's Disease and Related 40
Dementias Resource Guide as a part of the initiative materials. 41
(c) Promote health care provider education in partnership 42
with the Department of Health to help improve care and services 43
for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related forms of 44
dementia in accordance with s. 381.825. 45
(d) Include print, digital advertising, and advertising on 46
social media platforms. 47
(e) Include a statewide mobile in-person outreach program 48
that prioritizes those in underserved communities and provides 49
information on issues relating to Alzheimer's disease and 50

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related forms of dementia, including, but not limited to, brain 51
health, risk education, and early detection and diagnosis. The 52
program may also provide referrals to the department and provide 53
information regarding any available community resources relating 54
to Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. 55
(3)(a) The entity with which the department contracts for 56
the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative must be a statewide 57
nonprofit organization that: 58
1. Has a history of focusing on those affected by 59
Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia, and their 60
care and support, including providing online resources to 61
caregivers and people living with the disease and through 62
community-based events. 63
2. Has the organizational capacity to manage a statewide 64
initiative and successfully carry out the requirements of this 65
section. 66
(b) The entity must collaborate with other relevant state 67
agencies and private organizations to develop and implement the 68
initiative. 69
(4) The Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee shall 70
annually evaluate and make recommendations to the department and 71
the Legislature concerning the need for future funding for the 72
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative each year as a part of 73
its annual report. 74
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 75