SF 637

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/10/2017 09:37am

A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing a pilot program to provide health and wellness
information, services, and referrals to East African seniors; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin PILOT PROGRAM; HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR EAST
AFRICAN SENIORS.
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new text begin The commissioner of health shall establish a two-year pilot program to provide health
and wellness services to East Africans age 55 and older at the African Senior Center in
Minneapolis. In operating the program, the African Senior Center shall collaborate with the
Board on Aging and Voice of East African Women. Grant funds shall be used to fund a
public health nurse position and, within the limits of available funding, contract with other
allied health care professionals to provide information, services, and culturally appropriate
referrals related to health and wellness, including foot care, medication management,
nutrition, muscle deterioration, post-traumatic stress disorder, diabetes prevention and
screenings, prevention and screenings for high blood pressure, and screenings for dementia,
Alzheimer's disease, and other types of memory loss. Grant funds may also be used to
provide East African seniors with environmental and cultural experiences through travel to
rural, natural, or farm settings.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR EAST
AFRICAN SENIORS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2018 and $....... in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of health for a grant to the African Senior Center in Minneapolis
to establish a pilot program to provide health and wellness services for East African seniors
according to section 1.
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