RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIAS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 422 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 21, 2017
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS.
Intro. by Murphy, Dobson, Boswell.

Status: Re-ref Com On Appropriations (House Action) (Apr 5 2017)

Bill History:

H 422

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 21 2017 - View Summary

    Identical to S 305, filed 3/16/17.

    Appropriates $300,000 for 2017-18 and $200,000 for 2018-19 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, to be allocated to the Center of Outreach in Alzheimer's, Aging, and Community Health at NC Agricultural and Technical State University, to be used to develop workshops, support groups, and conferences to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in 20 counties with the highest number of low-income families, to develop a comprehensive caregiver toolkit to assist families caring for Alzheimer's or related dementia patients, and to implement a project to increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias resources, as specified.