Bill > HB1335

This bill establishes a full-time dementia services coordinator position within the division of senior and disability services in the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The coordinator's responsibilities include evaluating and coordinating dementia services across the state, with a comprehensive set of duties designed to improve support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. Specifically, the coordinator will use dementia-related data to enhance public health outcomes, establish relationships with agencies and providers to prevent service duplication, support dementia-specific staff training across state agencies (including law enforcement), recommend strategies to improve service coordination, streamline state government services, identify grant opportunities to expand services, promote public awareness and education about dementia, and collect and monitor data on dementia's impact in Missouri. The goal is to create a centralized role that can more effectively support people living with dementia and their caregivers by improving service efficiency, accessibility, and quality across various settings including residential, home-based, and community-based environments.

Health and Social Services

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1335&year=2025&code=R