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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri creates full-time dementia services coordinator position within health department
Last action · April 28, 2026: Reported Do Pass (H)Sponsors: Travis Wilson and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2149 establishes a full-time dementia services coordinator position within the of the department of health and senior services to evaluate, streamline, and coordinate dementia-related care and resources across Missouri.
Establishes a dedicated state role tasked with identifying duplicate services, applying for grants, and training state agency staff to improve care and public health outcomes for Missouri residents living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias and their caregivers.
- The General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state of Missouri responsible for passing state laws and appropriations. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Missourians living with dementia
State government services, service coordination, and care quality in residential, home-based, and community settings are evaluated and streamlined for impacted individuals.
caregivers of persons living with dementia
Information resources, awareness programs, and grant-expanded services are coordinated to support caregivers.
department of health and senior services
The department must house the new full-time coordinator position and participate in dementia-specific staff training.
law enforcement
Law enforcement agencies are included in the provision supporting dementia-specific staff training across relevant state agencies.
Key Facts
- The division of senior and disability services within the department of health and senior services must establish a full-time dementia services coordinator position.
- The coordinator is required to evaluate the coordination of dementia services within the state.
- The coordinator must coordinate information resources and use dementia-related data to improve public health outcomes and service delivery.
- The coordinator must establish and maintain relationships with state agencies, providers, and organizations to meet affected populations' needs and prevent service duplication.
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- The coordinator will support dementia-specific staff training across state agencies, including law enforcement and the department of health and senior services.
- The coordinator is tasked with streamlining applicable state government services to increase efficiency and improve care in residential, home-based, and community-based settings.
- The coordinator must identify grant opportunities to expand the scope of services and apply for those grants.
- The coordinator will promote public and professional awareness and education regarding dementia and access to programs.
- The coordinator must collect and monitor data concerning the impact of dementia in Missouri.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
12 actions- Apr 28, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Apr 28, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Apr 28, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Apr 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
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- Mar 5, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 12, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Health and Mental Health(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 3, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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