Section 4. Early Detection and Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
and Other Dementias or a Related Disorder toolkit.
(a) Establishment.--The department shall establish and
maintain an Early Detection and Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
and Other Dementias or a Related Disorder toolkit. The toolkit,
at a minimum, shall provide all of the following:
(1) Best practices and cognitive assessment tools,
INCLUDING THE USE OF APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTICS, to assist the
primary care workforce in the detection, diagnosis, treatment
and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease
and other dementias or a related disorder.
(2) Primary care workforce education resources
established in section 3(a) (relating to primary care
workforce education resources).
(b) Coordination and integration.--The department shall
coordinate and integrate the toolkit across health care sectors,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Managed care programs administered through the
Department of Human Services.
(2) Academic research institutions.
(3) State medical centers.
(4) Federally qualified health centers.
(5) Associations representing hospitals and health
systems.
(6) Organizations representing physicians and medical
students in Pennsylvania.
(7) Organizations representing the advancement of health
care and family physicians.
(8) Organizations representing the advancement of nurse
practitioners, health care professionals and health care
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