(410 ILCS 410/3.1)

Sec. 3.1. Dementia Coordinator.

(a) The full-time position of Dementia Coordinator is created within the Department of Public Health. The Dementia Coordinator shall be funded out of the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund. The Dementia Coordinator is responsible only for activities associated with and relevant to the successful implementation of the State of Illinois Alzheimer's Disease State Plan, including, but not limited to:

(1) coordinating quality dementia services in the State to ensure dementia capability;

(2) using dementia-related data to coordinate with the Department to improve public health outcomes;

(3) increasing awareness and creating dementia-specific training;

(4) providing access to quality coordinated care for individuals with dementia in the most integrated setting available;

(5) establishing and maintaining relationships with other agencies and organizations within the State in order to meet the needs of the affected population and prevent duplication of services;

(6) identifying and managing grants to assist in the funding of the position of Dementia Coordinator and other programs and services to assist Illinois in becoming dementia-capable;

(7) working with the Department's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Coordinator and the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee in identifying available funds to execute appropriate modules for critical data collection and research, if and when necessary; moneys appropriated to the Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund may be considered;

(8) building and maintaining effective working relationships with other departments and organizations to ensure coordination between and the support of dementia services;

(9) maintaining and applying knowledge of current developments and trends in the assigned area of expertise by reading appropriate journals, books, and other professional literature, and attending related conferences, seminars, and trainings;

(10) providing support for the Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee's activities, including co-drafting the State plan; and

(11) compiling and publishing an annual report on the state of dementia care in Illinois, including, but not limited to, the status of Illinois in becoming a dementia-capable state.

(Source: P.A. 101-588, eff. 1-1-20.)