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HB 6912 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA TASK FORCE.

HB 6912 establishes a state Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Task Force to examine the needs of individuals with these conditions and their caregivers, along with available services and healthcare capacity. The task force must develop a comprehensive State Alzheimer's Plan covering long-term care options, family caregiver support, early detection strategies, healthcare provider availability, home-based services, and public awareness initiatives. The plan will specifically address fiscal impacts on public health programs, dementia care costs, training requirements for healthcare workers, and safety needs. The task force, composed of 11 governor-appointed members (including people living with early-stage dementia and family caregivers) plus state agency representatives, must complete its work by October 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes task force to develop comprehensive Alzheimer's plan addressing healthcare capacity, provider availability, and caregiver support, advancing dementia care services.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2025
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Raised Bill → AGE Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to change the advisory council to a task force, expand its membership from 10 to 11 members by adding a homemaker-companion agency representative, and add new policy priorities including research improvement, brain health promotion, data collection, and public safety measures. The task force will also include the State Ombudsman as an ex officio member.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include additional policy areas such as brain health promotion, data collection, and public safety, and the membership composition was broadened to include more stakeholder representation.
DEFINITION

Changed the entity name from 'Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Advisory Council' to 'Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Task Force' throughout the bill.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new member category requiring one representative from homemaker-companion agencies to the task force membership.

Added the State Ombudsman as an ex officio member to the task force.

Added new policy priorities including increasing and improving research, promoting brain health activities, improving data collection, and addressing public safety needs.

Expanded the task force membership from 10 to 11 members and updated term length references to reflect the new member composition.

Changed the term length for certain task force members from three years to two years for initial appointments under specific categories.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Aging
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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