2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 194A - Cabinet for health and family services 194A.601 Office of Dementia Services -- Purpose, coordinator, and duties.
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194A.601 Office of Dementia Services -- Purpose, coordinator, and duties.
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The Office of Dementia Services is established within the cabinet. The purpose of
the office is to oversee information and resources related to policy and services
affecting residents of Kentucky with dementia, and the caregivers and families of
the residents.
The dementia services coordinator shall be a full-time, permanent employee and
shall be responsible for the staffing and operational details of the office. A report on
the operations of the office shall be made to the secretary within ninety (90) days of
June 29, 2021. An annual report on the operation of the office shall be made to the
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services by December 1 of each year.
The duties of the office shall include but not be limited to:
(a) Creating, implementing, and updating the Kentucky Alzheimer's and Related
Dementias State Plan;
(b) Coordinating and managing the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Advisory Council;
(c) Assessing and analyzing dementia-specific data collected by the cabinet,
including the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, and data from other
relevant departments and divisions;
(d) Evaluating of state-funded dementia services;
(e) Identifying and supporting the development of dementia-specific trainings;
(f) Streamlining all applicable state government services to increase efficiency
and improve the quality of care in residential and home and community-based
settings;
(g) Identifying any duplicative services to eliminate all unnecessary costs;
(h) Identifying and applying for grant opportunities to expand the scope of
services while reducing state costs; and
(i) Completing other duties relevant to supporting policy development and
implementation to support individuals with dementia and their family
caregivers.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 6, effective June 29, 2023. -- Amended
2021 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2021. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 6,
sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000.
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