Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2015-32

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
We know that thousands of Oklahomans and their families are
			 affected each year by Alzheimer's disease. The Oklahoma Chapter of the
			 Alzheimer Association, whose mission is "to eliminate Alzheimer's disease
			 through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support
			 for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of
			 brain health," reported that in 2014 there were approximately 60,000 Oklahomans
			 aged 65 and older with Alzheimer's disease. It is estimated th at the number of
			 Oklahoma seniors suffering from Alzheimer's disease will grow to approximately
			 76,000 by 2025. And in the United States, one in three seniors will pass away
			 due to Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds (2/3) of the people afflicted with
			 Alzheimer's disease are women. It is for these reasons that I, Mary Fallin,
			 Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the power and authority vested
			 in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, hereby
			 order the Aging Services Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services,
			 in consultation with the Oklahoma Alzheimer Association, to review and revise
			 our State's plan for Alzheimer's disease. Revision of the State plan shall
			 consider and address the following:
1.
		  Identifying substantive successes attained under the current State plan, and
		  determining how those achievements might be sustained and maximized in the
		  future;
2. Developing
		  recommendations for needed State policies on this critical issue, including,
		  but not limited to, the provision of clear and coordinated services and
		  supports for persons and families living with Alzheimer's disease and related
		  disorders, and strategies to address identified gaps in service;
3. Updating strategies to mobilize Oklahoma's
		  statewide response to Alzheimer's disease;
4. Assessing trends in the number of persons
		  living in Oklahoma with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, and
		  using those assessments, in conjunction with the current and projected needs of
		  those affected, to inform and guide policy recommendations;
5. Examining and formulating proposals about
		  how the State can better provide long-term care, family caregiver support, and
		  other forms of assistance to persons with early-stage and early-onset of
		  Alzheimer's disease; and
6.
		  Creating and evaluating viable suggestions to improve the State's existing
		  services, resources, and capacity to effectively respond to Alzheimer's
		  disease.
This Executive Order shall be distributed to the Oklahoma
			 Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Aging Services Division of the
			 Oklahoma Department of Human Services, who shall cause the provisions of this
			 Order to be implemented.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
			 of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 29 th
			 day of June, 2015.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Chris Morriss
Assistant Secretary of State