Creates the position of a dementia services coordinator within the Department of Health and Senior Services

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Fitzwater, Travis; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
Effective date: 2026-08-28

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Bill History

2026-01-27 S239
Second Read and Referred S Families, Seniors and Health Committee
2026-01-07 S72
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
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SB 1230 - This act requires the Division of Senior and Disability Services within the Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a dementia services coordinator as a full-time position. The coordinator shall perform duties specified in the act, including coordinating information resources affecting Missourians living with dementia and their caregivers, streamlining applicable services to increase efficiency and improve the quality of care in certain settings, identifying any duplicated services, promoting public awareness and education, and collecting and monitoring relevant data.

This act is identical to SB 410 (2025), SB 1410 (2024), and HB 2071 (2024).
SARAH HASKINS