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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Taylor, J.P.

 

DATE TYPED:

02/24/03

 

HB

487

 

SHORT TITLE:

Alzheimer’s Disease Respite Care

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Hayes

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$100.0

 

 

Recurring

General Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicates SB 487

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

State Agency on Aging

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 487 appropriates $100.0 from the general fund to the State Agency on Aging for respite care services for families of persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

 

     Significant Issues

 

  1. A portion of the appropriation, $75.0, will be for funding respite care services for families of persons with Alzheimer’s disease with an emphasis on services in rural areas.

 

  1. The remaining portion, $25.0, will be for staff development for administrative and direct care staff in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and community-based facilities, including adult daycare.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $100.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.

 

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

 

According to the State Agency on Aging, without this legislation there will be an increase in the numbers of families waiting for respite, an increase in caregiver stress and an increase in institutionalization of adults with Alzheimer’s who would prefer to be in their own homes and cared for by their families.

 

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

 

1.  What other programs exist in the State Aging on Agency or Health or Human Services Department for families of victims of Alzheimer’s disease?  Do any federal programs provide funding for the respite services noted in this bill? 

 

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