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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-3206" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="32" subtitle_name="Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council">
  <text>The Council shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Update the State Plan on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and advocate for the State Plan;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <level label="i">
      <text>Examine the needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Identify methods through which the State can most effectively and efficiently assist in meeting those needs;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <level label="i">
      <text>Examine the readiness and capacity of health care providers to deliver care to individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Identify methods through which the State can assist health care providers in delivering care to individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the most effective and efficient manner;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy, funding, regulatory, and other issues related to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Develop and promote strategies to encourage brain health and reduce cognitive decline.</text>
  </level>
</section>
