Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (21 Jul 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
This bill, the Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act (AADAPT Act), would reauthorize a grant program through fiscal year 2031. This program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, currently uses technology to connect healthcare professionals and improve access to specialty care, particularly for rural and underserved areas.
The AADAPT Act would specifically add dementia care to the types of specialty care the program can support. This means the program can now provide grants for training and knowledge dissemination related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The bill expands eligibility for grants to include public or nonprofit private entities.
The bill has passed the House of Representatives and will now go to the Senate for consideration. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the program will be reauthorized with the updated provisions.
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Official summary
Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act or the AADAPT Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises the Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. This program provides grants to support the use of technology that connects different health care professionals to improve access to health care, including specialty care, for certain rural and medically underserved populations.
The bill explicitly adds dementia care to the types of specialty care that the program may address.
Timeline
21 Jul 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3747 do?
- This bill, the Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act (AADAPT Act), would reauthorize a grant program through fiscal year 2031. This program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, currently uses technology to connect healthcare professionals and improve access to specialty care, particularly for rural and underserved areas. The AADAPT Act would specifically add dementia care to the types of specialty care the program can support. This means the program can now provide grants for training and knowledge dissemination related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The bill expands eligibility for grants to include public or nonprofit private entities. The bill has passed the House of Representatives and will now go to the Senate for consideration. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, the program will be reauthorized with the updated provisions.
- Has H.R. 3747 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3747. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3747?
- H.R. 3747 was sponsored by Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), with 97 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3747?
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (21 Jul 2026).
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