Bill
HB 1029
Creates an Indiana Alzheimer's and Dementia Education chapter led by ISDH to educate the public and train providers through national partners, online materials, and grants.
Status
- Introduced: December 1, 2025
- First reading and referred to: Committee on Public Health
- Sponsor/Author: Rep. Porter (with co-sponsors listed in bill digest)
- Proposed effective date: July 1, 2026
Purpose / Intent
- To establish a coordinated state public-education and provider-training effort on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias by directing the Indiana State Department of Health (the “state department”) to collaborate with a national Alzheimer’s/dementia organization and additional partners to increase public awareness, provider knowledge, and outreach.
Key provisions
- Creation of an Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education chapter (IC 16-41-18.2) that requires the state department to:
- Collaborate with a national Alzheimer’s/dementia organization to educate the public on:
- Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia;
- Personal risk factors;
- Options for diagnosis and treatment;
- Populations with elevated risk.
- Identify and work with additional partners for education/outreach, including:
- Local health departments;
- The division of aging;
- Employer wellness programs;
- Health care providers and hospitals;
- Health insurers;
- Nonprofit and community organizations.
- Partner with a national organization that has provider education/training initiatives to disseminate current, evidence-based information to health care and human services providers on:
- Diagnosis;
- Treatment;
- Research advances;
- Care planning.
- Publish the provider-education materials referenced above on the state department’s website.
- Accept grants, services, and property from federal, public, or private entities to support the education effort.
- Seek federal waivers as necessary to maximize federal funding for the program.
Who would be affected
- Indiana State Department of Health (implementation lead).
- Health care and human services providers (target for training).
- Older adults, families, caregivers, and populations at elevated risk (primary beneficiaries).
- Local public health agencies, aging services, employers, insurers, nonprofits, and community organizations (partners in outreach).
- State budget/funding could be affected only if the department pursues expenditures; the bill authorizes acceptance of external grants but does not appropriate state funds.
Implementation/timeline notes
- Effective date in the draft: July 1, 2026.
- Implementation depends on (1) formal partnership(s) with a national Alzheimer’s organization, (2) identification/engagement of local partners, (3) publication of materials online, and (4) any federal waivers or grants sought/received.
- The bill authorizes but does not mandate specific state appropriation; fiscal impact and staffing needs are not specified in the digest.
Limitations / Considerations
- No specific funding appropriation is included; program scale will depend on departmental resources and outside grants.
- Success depends on quality of partnerships, the national organization selected, and the department’s capacity to publish and disseminate provider training.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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