ATLANTA (February 3, 2014) | The Georgia State Senate passed Senate Bill 292 today by a vote of 45 to 6. Sen. Renee Unterman (R—Buford), Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, sponsored this legislation to establish an Alzheimer’s Disease Registry within the Georgia Department of Public Health.
“I am pleased the Senate recognized the importance of creating this registry,” said Sen. Unterman. “An estimated 125,000 Georgians are currently suffering from this disease and these numbers are expected to double over the next ten years.”
Recommended by the State Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Task Force, the Alzheimer’s Disease Registry is a comprehensive database that will assist the legislature with elder care planning and the development of future public policy.
The data collected from this registry will remain confidential and allow additional research to be conducted on the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in Georgia. To ensure patient privacy, personal information will not be published in research articles, publications or biotechnical research.
Senate Bill 292 will now travel to the House of Representatives for consideration.
For Immediate Release:
February 3, 2014
For Information Contact:
Jennifer Yarber, Director
Shawna Mercer, Sr. Communications Specialist
shawna.mercer@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028