SB 202 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-1153
05/02
SENATE BILL 202
AN ACT relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds a member of emergency medical services to the subcommittee on Alzheimer's disease and adds a member of the Alzheimer's Association to the emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1153
05/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Subcommittee on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia; Emergency Medical Services Member. Amend RSA 126-A:15-a, II by inserting after subparagraph (j) the following new subparagraph:
(k) A representative from emergency medical services, appointed by the governor.
2 Subcommittee on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia; Scope of Study. Amend RSA 126-A:15-a, III(c)(4) to read as follows:
(4) Capacity of public safety, [and] including law enforcement and emergency medical services, to respond to persons with Alzheimer's disease.
3 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board; Membership. Amend 153-A:3, I to read as follows:
I. The emergency medical and trauma services coordinating board is created, consisting of [22] 23 members appointed as set out in paragraphs II and III.
4 New Subparagraph; Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board; Membership; Alzheimer's Association. Amend RSA 153-A:3, II by inserting after subparagraph (t) the following new subparagraph:
(u) One representative from the Alzheimer’s Association.
5 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Coordinating Board; Membership; Alzheimer's Association. Amend RSA 153-A:3, III to read as follows:
III. Each member from subparagraphs II(a)-(m) and [(o)-(t)] (o)-(u) shall be nominated by the appropriate organization to the governor for appointment. The term of a member shall be 3 years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fill any vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. In case of a vacancy other than by expiration of the term, the appointment shall be for the balance of the unexpired term and shall be considered a term for the purposes of the limitation on terms. No member shall serve more than 3 consecutive terms or 9 consecutive years.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-1153
1/21/25
SB - FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $10,000 or Less Per Year | ||||
Funding Source(s) | Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill directs the Department of Safety to provide education and training to fire service personnel and emergency medical services personnel on Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia and requires fire service personnel and emergency medical services personnel complete at least one (1) hour of Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training as part of their minimum credit hours required for re-licensure requirements. The Department of Safety estimates its costs to be less than $10,000 in each fiscal year, however, any costs to county and local to meet the training requirement set fourth in this bill is indeterminable.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety, Department of Health and Human Services, and New Hampshire Municipal Association