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A 2490

Establishes the senior housing accessibility study group; repealer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ed Ra

Creates a New Jersey DHS public awareness and education program on Alzheimer’s disease to promote awareness, early detection, and access to resources.

REFERRED TO AGING
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Bill Summary · A 2490

Summary of New Jersey Bill A 2490

Note on title: The bill’s listed title in the prompt suggests “Establishes the senior housing accessibility study group; repealer,” but the introduced text for A 2490 concerns an Alzheimer's disease public awareness and education act. The summary below follows the introduced text.

Overview

  • Bill: A 2490
  • Introduced: January 9, 2024
  • Primary sponsor: Edward Ra
  • Status: Referred to Aging (per latest legislative records; initially referred to Assembly Health)
  • Purpose: Establish a New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) public awareness and education program on Alzheimer’s disease to promote awareness, early detection, and understanding of treatment options.

Key Provisions

  • Creates the Alzheimer’s disease public awareness and education program within the DHS, subject to available funds.
  • Allows the department to accept grants or in-kind support from federal entities, organizations, or medical schools.
  • Program objectives:
    • Promote public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and the value of early detection and potential treatments, including benefits and risks.
  • Program components:
    • Public awareness campaign covering:
    • Nature, symptoms, and warning signs
    • Diet, physical activity, and lifestyle factors for coping
    • Environmental safety and injury prevention
    • Availability of diagnostic and treatment services in communities
    • Cognitive aging and benefits of early detection/diagnosis
    • Development of educational materials for distribution through local boards of health, physicians, hospitals, and clinics
    • Educational programs for judicial staff, police, fire departments, social services, and emergency medical service providers to recognize symptoms and respond appropriately
  • Information dissemination:
    • In consultation with the Greater New Jersey Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, DHS must prepare and publish information on its website in English and Spanish, accessible and understandable to the general public.
  • Regulatory framework:
    • DHS may adopt rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the act.

Who Would Be Affected

  • State: Department of Human Services
  • Local/Private sector: Local boards of health, physicians, hospitals, clinics
  • Public safety and service providers: Judicial staff, police, fire departments, social services, emergency medical services
  • General public and individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease, along with caregivers and families
  • The Alzheimer’s Association (consultative role)

Implementation and Timeline

  • Effective date: 180 days after enactment
  • Anticipatory action: DHS may take preliminary actions as needed to implement the act
  • Administrative authority: DHS can promulgate rules/regulations to effect the act’s purposes

Legislative History and Related Bills

  • Legislative actions show referral to Aging committee (initially to Health; later to Aging)
  • Related bills: A 9472 and A 4169 (prior sessions); S 2771 (companion)

Potential Impact

  • Increases public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of early detection
  • Improves access to information and resources via DHS, local health networks, and public safety/public service agencies
  • Facilitates training for first responders and justice/system personnel to respond to individuals with Alzheimer’s
  • Does not specify funding levels; implementation contingent on available funds and potential external grants

Note: If you’re specifically looking for updates on the “senior housing accessibility study group; repealer” aspect, that topic does not appear in the introduced Alzheimer’s-focused text and may pertain to a different bill or an alternative version.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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