Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Task Force

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Temporary	No	8/5/2021

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
Section 1, S.B. 24 of the 133rd G.A.	28

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not later than 05/05/2020		Duration of Task Force

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
When Task Force ceases to exist	The Task Force shall submit to the Governor and General Assembly a report detailing its findings and recommendations.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Senate President, Speaker	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Executive agency staff, Department of Aging provides meeting space and administrative support.

Chairperson	Additional Information
The Director of Aging or Director's designee

Qualifications
(1) One individual who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia or a family member of such an individual, (2) one individual who is the caregiver of an individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, (3) one individual who represents nursing homes, (4) one individual who represents residential care facilities, (5) one individual who represents providers of adult day habilitation services, (6) one individual who represents providers of medical care, (7) one physician who has experience diagnosing, treating, and researching Alzheimer's disease, (8) one psychologist who specializes in dementia care, (9) one individual who conducts research regarding Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, (10) two individuals, each of whom represents an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, (11) two individuals, each of whom has experience in Alzheimer's-related care, treatment, research, education, or advocacy, (12) one individual who represents LeadingAge Ohio, (13) one individual who represents the Ohio Health Care Association, (14) one individual who represents the Ohio Assisted Living Association, (15) one individual who represents the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice, (16) one individual who represents the Association of Area Agencies on Aging, (17) one individual who represents the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, (18) the Director of Health or the Director's designee, (19) the Director of Aging or the Director's designee, (20) the Medicaid Director or the Director's designee, (21) the Director of Veterans Services or the Director's designee, (22) the State Long-term Care Ombudsman or the Ombudsman's designee, (23) two members of the Ohio Senate, one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus, (24) two members of the Ohio House of Representatives, one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus.

Qualifications

(1) One individual who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia or a family member of such an individual, (2) one individual who is the caregiver of an individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, (3) one individual who represents nursing homes, (4) one individual who represents residential care facilities, (5) one individual who represents providers of adult day habilitation services, (6) one individual who represents providers of medical care, (7) one physician who has experience diagnosing, treating, and researching Alzheimer's disease, (8) one psychologist who specializes in dementia care, (9) one individual who conducts research regarding Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, (10) two individuals, each of whom represents an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias, (11) two individuals, each of whom has experience in Alzheimer's-related care, treatment, research, education, or advocacy, (12) one individual who represents LeadingAge Ohio, (13) one individual who represents the Ohio Health Care Association, (14) one individual who represents the Ohio Assisted Living Association, (15) one individual who represents the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice, (16) one individual who represents the Association of Area Agencies on Aging, (17) one individual who represents the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, (18) the Director of Health or the Director's designee, (19) the Director of Aging or the Director's designee, (20) the Medicaid Director or the Director's designee, (21) the Director of Veterans Services or the Director's designee, (22) the State Long-term Care Ombudsman or the Ombudsman's designee, (23) two members of the Ohio Senate, one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus, (24) two members of the Ohio House of Representatives, one from the majority caucus and one from the minority caucus.