State disease registry adds frontotemporal dementia and runs four more years
The state health department's neurodegenerative disease registry, which requires doctors and hospitals to report cases, now also covers frontotemporal degeneration and other dementias, as long as funds are available. The registry law, which was set to expire, now runs four more years.
Who it affects
Doctors and hospitals that diagnose or treat these diseases
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
- : Signed into law
- : This law takes effect
- : Neurodegenerative disease registry law ends
Official text
California SB 1047: Neurodegenerative disease registry program.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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