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House bill 4362 would create statewide "silver alert" for missing seniors; committee hears testimony
Summary
Representative Johnson told the House Families and Veterans Committee that House Bill 43 62 would require the Michigan State Police to develop and maintain a plan to issue missing-senior-or-vulnerable-adult alerts using the federal Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.
Representative Johnson introduced House Bill 43 62 to the House Families and Veterans Committee, saying the measure would require the Michigan State Police to develop and maintain a plan to issue missing-senior-or-vulnerable-adult alerts using the federal Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.
"House Bill 43 62 addresses this gap," Representative Johnson said, arguing the current Moselle Senior and Vulnerable Adult Medical Alert Act of 2012 did not include provisions to use modern mobile-phone alerts and lacked centralized operational authority.
Kristen Merkel, a licensed master social worker with the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, testified in support and described the human and fiscal stakes. She said nearly 200,000 people in Michigan are living with Alzheimer's disease and that a person with…
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