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SENATE 
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2052 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 15 provides: 
SEC. 15. The State shall protect and promote the right to health of 
the people and instill health consciousness among them. 
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Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease Of unknown cause, which is 
the most common form of dementia that usually starts in late middle age or in old age. It 
results in progressive memory loss, impaired thinking, disorientation, and changes in 
personality and mood that leads in advanced cases to a profound decline in cognitive and 
physical functioning. 1 
The burden of caregiving for patients with cognitive disorders or degenerative 
diseases falls primarily on the families of the patients. As the disease progresses, an 
Alzheimer's disease patient will become increasingly dependent upon his or her 
caregiver, who is mostly a family member. 
Thus, this bill seeks to improve treatment services for Alzheimer's patients and 
expand training and support services for their families and caregivers by authorizing the 
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Secretary of Health to award grants to public and non-profit private health care providers. 
The bill provides that as a condition for the grant, the recipient should agree to: 
(1) employ a comprehensive approach to care that integrates the treatment of 
patients with training and support services for families and caregivers; 
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(2) provide services in the dialects or languages most appropriate for, and with 
consideration for the cultural backgrounds of the recipients; and 
(3) provide outreach activities.2 
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2 This bill was originally filed in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ms. Waters of California; Mr. Smith 
of New Jersey; Mr. Van Hollen; Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Christensen; Mr. Lynch, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of ' 
California; Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Payne. Ms. NOlton, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson ofIndiana, Mr. Connolly, Mr. 
Rangel, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Mccollum, Mr. Polis, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
Clarke, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Keating, and Ms. Schakowsky (H.R. 2975, 113'h Congress, 1" Session). 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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SENATE 
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S. No. 
2052 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO AWARD GRANTS 
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FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES 
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FOR ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION I. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Alzheimer's Caregiver 
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Support Act." 
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SECTION 2. Grants Regarding Training and Support Services for Alzheimer's 
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Patients and their Families. -
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(a) In General. - The Secretary of Health may -award grants to public and non-
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profit private health care providers for the purpose of expanding training and support 
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services for families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. 
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(b) Recipients of Grants. - The public and non-profit private health care providers 
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to whom grants may be made include health care organizations, community health 
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centers, nursing homes, senior centers, community-based organizations, and national 
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government and local health agencies and social service agencies. 
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SECTION 3. Conditions for Grant.-
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(a) Integration of Treatment, Training, and Support Services. - The recipient must 
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agree to employ a comprehensive al?proach to Alzheimer's care that,integrates treatment 
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of patients with Alzheimer's disease with training and support services for the patients' 
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families and caregivers. 
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(b) Appropriate Cultural Context. - The recipient must agree that in any program 
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to be funded by such grant, services will be provided in the dialects or languages most 
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appropriate for, and with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, the individuals 
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for whom the services are provided. 
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(c) Outreach Services. - The recipient must agree to provide Dutreach activities tcy 
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inform the public of the services of the program, and to provide information on 
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Alzheimer's disease. 
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SECTION 4. Application for Grant. - A grant may be made only if an application 
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for the grant is submitted to the Secretary of Health and the application is in such form, is • 
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made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the 
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Secretary of Health determines to be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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SECTION 5. Authorization of Appropriations. - For the purpose of carrying out 
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this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each 
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of the fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 
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SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to 
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or is inconsistent with the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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