Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act
This bill expands a federal healthcare training grant program to explicitly include care for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Under the program, public and nonprofit health organizations can receive federal funds to connect primary care doctors with specialists through remote learning networks, helping local clinics better manage complex conditions. The legislation also extends federal funding authorization for the overall training grant program through fiscal year 2031.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Public and nonprofit health care organizationsClarifies that public and nonprofit private organizations are eligible to receive federal grants for technology-enabled collaborative learning and health care capacity-building programs (Sec. 2(a)(1)).
- Health care providers and dementia care professionalsExpands collaborative learning and training programs to explicitly include dementia care, allowing health professionals to receive specialized training in this area (Sec. 2(a)(2)).
Who backs it
- Federal taxpayersExtends the authorization of federal funding for health care provider training and collaborative learning programs through fiscal years 2027 through 2031 (Sec. 2(b)).
The provisions, in plain language.
Explicitly allows public and nonprofit private organizations to receive federal grants for technology-enabled collaborative learning and health care capacity-building programs.
Adds dementia care to the focus areas eligible for provider training and support under technology-enabled collaborative learning programs.
Extends the authorization of federal funding for these health care provider training and collaborative learning programs through fiscal years 2027 through 2031.