Alzheimer's disease.

Existing law requires the Secretary of California Health and Human Services to be responsible for oversight and coordination of programs serving people living with Alzheimer's disease and related conditions, and their families. Existing law establishes the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Committee in the California Health and Human Services agency, and specifies the committee's duties, including requirements for making policy and plan recommendations. This bill would rename the advisory committee to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Conditions Advisory Committee, and expand the number of members serving on the committee from 14 to at least 16, but not more than 20, members. The bill would prescribe the qualifications of certain members on the committee, and revise the duties of the committee. The bill would, in the provisions governing the committee, revise references to Alzheimer's disease to also refer to related conditions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1568.17 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 2207 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2207 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.