A. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules that require all medical and direct care staff of nursing and specialized facilities, adult day care centers, assisted living centers and home health agencies licensed by the State Department of Health to complete, at a minimum, one (1) hour of in-service training per year in Alzheimer's- and dementia-related care.
B. The curricula for the training shall include, but not be limited to, learning ways to decode behavior messages, identifying common behavioral triggers and determining the types of positive communication that can take place between persons with Alzheimer's disease and professional caregivers.
C. The Board shall also promulgate rules establishing appropriate training requirements for support staff working in the facilities listed in subsection A of this section who do not provide direct care for patients.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 231, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
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