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Committee advances bill to require validated cognitive assessments in pilot form, removes age limit
Summary
The committee passed HB 700 with amendments that remove the age-65 limitation and keep the data-collection component as a pilot; Alzheimer's Association amendments to require a validated tool were discussed but the committee deferred adding the assessment to the statutory annual wellness-visit mandate.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted to advance HB 700, a bill concerning cognitive assessments and reporting, adopting amendments from the Council on Developmental Disabilities that remove the age-65-only restriction and broaden the measure to include individuals with elevated risk for Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
Witnesses from the Executive Office on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association and multiple caregiving…
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