AN ACT relating to services for Alzheimer's and related dementias.

Amend KRS 194A.601 to require the dementia services coordinator to prepare an annual report on the operations of the Office of Dementia Services and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council and a progress report on the Kentucky Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan to submit to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 194A.603 to increase the membership of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Council from 15 to 16 by increasing the…

Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees Aged Persons and Aging Dementia Diseases Health and Medical Services Public Health Reports Mandated State Agencies

Introduced: January 15, 2026

Last action: April 7, 2026

(Acts Ch. 40)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill updates how Kentucky oversees Alzheimer's and dementia services by requiring new annual progress reports to the legislature and expanding the advisory council that guides state dementia policy. It adds one more unpaid caregiver to that council and directs the council to take on yearly focused initiatives, starting with a toolkit to help providers identify and diagnose dementia early. Who it may affect: people living with Alzheimer's or related dementias, their unpaid family caregivers, and health care providers who work with these patients.

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