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Panel backs laying over bill to create dementia program manager at Minnesota Department of Health
Summary
House File 794 would establish a dementia services program manager at the Minnesota Department of Health to coordinate services for people living with Alzheimer's and other dementias; the committee adopted an A-1 amendment and laid the bill over after bipartisan testimony of need.
The Health Finance and Policy Committee on March 17 adopted an A-1 amendment to House File 794 and laid the bill over; HF 794 would create a dementia services program manager position at the Minnesota Department of Health to coordinate state and local dementia services.
Representative Nadeau introduced the bipartisan measure and said Minnesota families lack a single point of leadership to align services and eliminate redundancies across state, county and local programs. "Every…
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