BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 613 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 19, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair SB 613 (Allen) - As Amended July 6, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Health |Vote:|18 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | |Aging and Long Term Care | |7 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill requires the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to convene a multidisciplinary expert workgroup to update the 2008 Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease Management in California to address changes in the health care system. SB 613 Page 2 It also requires CDPH to submit a report from the workgroup to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2017. This bill sunsets on January 1, 2018. FISCAL EFFECT: Codifying the requirement for the department to update the 2008 Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease Management in California is likely to have a negligible fiscal impact. According to CDPH, the department is currently in the process of doing this exact activity. The total estimated cost to update the Guidelines is $120,000. CDPH received a grant early this year from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) in the amount of $50,000 for this purpose and is absorbing the additional $70,000 cost. COMMENTS: 1)Purpose. The Alzheimer's Disease Program within CDPH has a mission is to reduce the human burden and economic cost associated with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, and ultimately to assist in discovering the cause and treatment of these diseases. Consistent with this, they are updating the 2008 treatment guidelines based on new research and clinical practice. 2)Comment. This bill appears duplicative of current activities. SB 613 Page 3 Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081