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Dementia policy revisited
— an analysis of the state laws targeted towards individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia | | Author(s) | Brian Kaskie, Bob G Knight, Phoebe S Liebig |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 12, no 4, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 27-46 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Law ; Social policy ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Even though state governments assume public responsibility for people with dementia, formal analysis of state laws concerning individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia has been rare. The authors have responded to this by collecting and evaluating state legislation targeted towards individuals with dementia. These laws were collected by searching online statutory archives, and were defined by the type of action, year of passage and legislative purpose. Research revealed that the legislatures have targeted an average of slightly more than five actions towards individuals with dementia. It was discovered that the earliest legislative Act was passed by South Dakota in 1939, and by the end of the 1997 sessions, 49 state legislatures had enacted at least one targeted law. The variety of legislative actions were sorted into eight categories and illuminated how the purposes of these laws differed from one state legislature to the next. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020222203 A |
| Classmark | EA: VR: TM2: 7T |
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