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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

ADOPTION OF THE STATE PLAN ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED

DISORDERS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Coyne, Lynch Prata, McCaffrey, Miller, and Goodwin

     Date Introduced: June 28, 2019

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a fatal, degenerative disease of the brain that impairs

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cognitive function, memory, and behavior; and

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     WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is not part of the normal aging process; and

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     WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States

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and the fifth leading cause of death for those over 65 years of age; and

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     WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the only leading cause of death that cannot be

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prevented, cured, or even slowed; and

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     WHEREAS, An estimated 5.7 million people nationwide have Alzheimer's disease,

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including 200,000 individuals under the age of 65; and

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island is projected to have 27,000 individuals with Alzheimer's

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disease by 2025; and

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     WHEREAS, The General Assembly affirmed the need for a state plan for Alzheimer's

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disease and related disorders and directed the Long-Term Care Coordinating Council to convene

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an Alzheimer's disease and related disorders working group (hereafter "working group"), by Joint

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Resolution during the January Session, A.D. 2012; and

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     WHEREAS, The working group transmitted to the Governor and to the General

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Assembly a state plan for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in 2013; and

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     WHEREAS, The working group has commissioned a five year update regarding the

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important developments in the area of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; now, therefore

 

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be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby recognizes that people with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and their families

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must have all of the information and support they need and services delivered as effectively and

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efficiently as possible; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby supports the five year update to the state for

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Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in the State of Rhode Island as developed by the

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working group; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Gina Raimondo, Governor of the

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State of Rhode Island.

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