HEALTH Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients: Provide for Written Disclosure by Entities that Specialize in Care of Alzheimer\u27s Patients; Provide for Standard Disclosure Form; Provide that Failure to Disclose is Violation of Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; Provide for Remedies

The Act requires that facilities, programs, or state instrumentalities or political subdivisions that advertise, market, offer to provide or provide specialized care, treatment, or activities for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia provide written disclosures of certain information. The Act requires that this written disclosure be made on a standardized form to any person seeking information concerning treatment from covered facilities. The Act further requires that the written disclosure explain the specialized care, treatment, or therapeutic activities provided to patients, residents, or participants. The Act makes failure to disclose this information a violation of the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 and makes all public and private remedies under that act available