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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1638
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE OVERCAST .
4269H.02I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 191.1 16, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
Alzheimer's state plan task force.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 191.1 16, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 191.1 16, to read as follows:
191.1 16. 1. There is hereby established in the department of health and senior
2 services the "Alzheimer's State Plan T ask Force". The task force shall consist of [ twenty-one ]
3 twenty-two members, as follows:
4 (1) The lieutenant governor , or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the
5 task force;
6 (2) The directors of the departments of health and senior services, social services, and
7 mental health, or their designees;
8 (3) One member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the
9 house of representatives;
10 (4) One member of the senate to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the
11 senate;
12 (5) One member who has early-stage Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia;
13 (6) One member who is a family caregiver of a person with Alzheimer's disease or a
14 related dementia;
15 (7) One member who is a licensed physician with experience in the diagnosis,
16 treatment, and research of Alzheimer's disease;
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
17 (8) One member from the of fice of state ombudsman for long-term care facility
18 residents;
19 (9) One member representing [ residential long-term care ] licensed res idential car e
20 facilities ;
21 (10) One member rep res enting licensed assisted living facilities;
22 (1 1) One member representing the home care profession;
23 [ (1 1) ] (12) One member representing the adult day services profession;
24 [ (12) ] (13) One member representing the area agencies on aging;
25 [ (13) ] (14) One member with expertise in minority health;
26 [ (14) ] (15) One member representing the law enforcement community;
27 [ (15) ] (16) One member from the department of higher education and workforce
28 development with knowledge of workforce training;
29 [ (16) ] (17) T wo members representing voluntary health or ganizations in Alzheimer's
30 disease care, support, and research;
31 [ (17) ] (18) One member representing licensed skilled nursing facilities; and
32 [ (18) ] (19) One member representing Missouri veterans' homes.
33 2. The members of the task force, other than the lieutenant governor , members from
34 the general assembly , and department and division directors, shall be appointed by the
35 governor [ with the advice and consent of the senate ]. Members shall serve on the task force
36 without compensation.
37 3. (1) The term of any member of the task for ce appointed before August 28,
38 2026, shall expir e on December 31, 2026. Each member of the task for ce appointed after
39 December 31, 2026, shall serve a term of two years, except the first members appointed
40 after December 31, 2026, who shall serve staggere d terms as follows:
41 (a) Members appointed under subdivisions (5) to (13) of subsection 1 of this
42 section shall serve one-year terms; and
43 (b) Members appointed under subdivisions (14) to (19) of subsection 1 of this
44 section shall serve two-year terms.
45 (2) If a vacancy occurs, a repl acement shall be appointed to serve for the
46 r emainder of the departing member's term.
47 (3) Members of the task for ce described in subdivisions (1) to (4) of subsection 1
48 of this section shall not be subject to the pr ovisions of this subsection.
49 4. The task force shall assess all state programs that address Alzheimer's disease and
50 update and maintain an integrated state plan to overcome the challenges caused by
51 Alzheimer's disease. The state plan shall include implementation steps and recommendations
52 for priority actions based on this assessment. The task force's actions shall include, but shall
53 not be limited to, the following:
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54 (1) Assess the current and future impact of Alzheimer's disease on residents of the
55 state of Missouri;
56 (2) Examine the existing services and resources addressing the needs of persons with
57 Alzheimer's disease and their families and caregivers;
58 (3) Develop recommendations to respond to the escalating public health crisis
59 regarding Alzheimer's disease;
60 (4) Ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations that have a higher risk for
61 Alzheimer's disease or are least likely to receive care in clinical, research, and service ef forts,
62 with the purpose of decreasing health disparities in Alzheimer's disease treatment;
63 (5) Identify opportunities for the state of Missouri to coordinate with federal
64 government entities to integrate and inform the fight against Alzheimer's disease;
65 (6) Provide information and coordination of Alzheimer's disease research and
66 services across all state agencies;
67 (7) Examine dementia-specific training requirements across health care, adult
68 protective services workers, law enforcement, and all other areas in which staff are involved
69 with the delivery of care to those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias; and
70 (8) Develop strategies to increase the diagnostic rate of Alzheimer's disease in
71 Missouri.
72 [ 4. ] 5. The task force shall deliver a report of recommendations to the governor and
73 members of the general assembly no later than January 1, 2023.
74 [ 5. ] 6. The task force shall continue to meet at the request of the chair and at a
75 minimum of one time annually for the purpose of conducting any additional assessments
76 deemed appr opriate and evaluating the implementation and impact of the task force
77 recommendations and shall provide annual supplemental report updates on the findings to the
78 governor and the general assembly .
79 [ 6. ] 7. Befor e January 1, 2029, and every five years ther eafter , the task for ce
80 shall deliver a re port of r ecommendations, which shall be based on its findings in
81 subsection 6 of this section and any additional assessments conducted since its last
82 r eport, to the governor and members of the general assembly .
83 8. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, [ 2027 ] 2033 .
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