Title: Alzheimer's Disease Awareness

Summary: Requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Elderly Affairs and the Alzheimer's Association, to consolidate and disseminate certain information to certain health care practitioners for a specified purpose, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to Alzheimer s disease awareness; creating s. 381.825, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Elderly Affairs and the Alzheimer s Association, to consolidate and disseminate certain information to certain health care practitioners for a specified purpose; specifying minimum requirements for such information; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 381.825, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 381.825  Alzheimer s disease awareness.  The Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Elderly Affairs and the Alzheimer s Association, shall use existing, relevant public health and community outreach programs to incorporate and disseminate information to health care practitioners licensed under chapters 458, 459, and to educate them on and increase their understanding and awareness of Alzheimer s disease and other types of dementia. This information must cover, at a minimum, all of the following: (1)   The importance of early detection and timely diagnosis of cognitive impairment. (2)   Utilization of a validated cognitive assessment tool. (3)   The value of Medicare annual wellness visits for cognitive health. (4)   The use of the Medicare billing code for care planning for individuals with cognitive impairment. (5)   Methods to detect early warning signs of Alzheimer s disease and other types of dementia. (6)   Methods to reduce the risk of cognitive decline, particularly among individuals in diverse communities who are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer s disease and other types of dementia. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.