Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S578: Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2026
Requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements for the initiative; providing requirements for the entity with which the department contracts to develop and implement the initiative, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Alzheimerâs Disease Awareness Initiative; creating s. 430.5016, F.S.; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimerâs Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements for the initiative; providing requirements for the entity with which the department contracts to develop and implement the initiative; requiring the Alzheimerâs Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to the department and the Legislature annually; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to the Alzheimerâs Disease Awareness Initiative; creating s. 430.5016, F.S.; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimerâs Disease Awareness Initiative; providing requirements for the initiative; providing requirements for the entity with which the department contracts to develop and implement the initiative; requiring the Alzheimerâs Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to the department and the Legislature annually; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 430.5016, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 430.5016âAlzheimerâs Disease Awareness Initiative.â (1)âThe Department of Elderly Affairs shall contract for the development and implementation of the Alzheimerâs Disease Awareness Initiative. The initiative must provide an opportunity for residents affected by Alzheimerâs disease and related forms of dementia to benefit from greater support and to obtain information that is validated in national research. (2)âThe initiative must, at a minimum: (a)âInclude a website and other related electronic resources that will address all of the following: 1.âThe advantages of early detection and diagnosis. 2.âHow to reduce risk factors. 3.âThe importance of brain health. 4.âThe importance of talking to a professional about being screened and assessed for Alzheimerâs disease and related forms of dementia. 5.âHow to promote healthy aging. 6.âRecent progress in Alzheimerâs research and the availability of …