HB619 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ginny ShaverRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia; Alabama Department of Public Health required to incorporate related data into public outreach, education programming, and service delivery

Summary

HB619 would require the Alabama Department of Public Health to use dementia data for public outreach and service coordination and to add dementia-related information and tools to health care provider education.

What This Bill Does

The bill requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to use dementia-related data to improve public health outcomes and state-wide service delivery for Alzheimer's and related dementias. It also asks the department to build relationships with other agencies to meet needs and avoid duplicating services, and to include brain health, dementia risk reduction, early warning signs, and early detection guidance in outreach materials, prioritizing higher-risk groups with clear nonclinical guidance. It further requires the department to add specific dementia detection and treatment information to education programs for health care providers, including validated assessment tools and Medicare-related billing information.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Alabama who have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia or who are at risk, and their families, because outreach and services should be better coordinated and more accessible.
• Health care providers in Alabama, who would receive new education on dementia risk reduction, detection tools, timely diagnosis, and Medicare-related codes to support care planning.

Key Provisions

• The Alabama Department of Public Health shall use dementia-related data to coordinate improvements in public health outcomes and state-wide service delivery for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia.
• The department shall establish and maintain relationships with other state agencies, providers, and organizations to meet the needs of people affected by dementia and to prevent duplication of services.
• The department shall incorporate information about brain health, dementia risk reduction, early warning signs, early detection, timely diagnosis, and the relationship between dementia and other chronic conditions into public health outreach programs, providing clear nonclinical guidance and prioritizing higher-risk populations.
• The department shall include in health care provider education programming: the importance of risk reduction, early detection, and timely diagnosis of cognitive impairment; information about validated assessment tools for detection and diagnosis; and the value of using validated cognitive assessment tools during Medicare annual wellness visits and related care planning.
• The act becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Health