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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 603

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Relating to: Alzheimer's and dementia training for direct care and support services workers.

Community_based residential facility Disease Medical service — Occupations Nursing homes and adult care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the following training to be completed by employees or

contractors of adult family homes, community-based residential facilities, home

health agencies, nursing homes, or residential care apartment complexes who

provide care or support services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or

dementia: 1) at least six hours of initial training on dementia; and 2) at least two

hours of advanced training on dementia to be completed during every two years after

the initial training.

Sponsors

Introduced by: L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D)

7 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Emerson (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Emerson, Sinicki, Vruwink, Bowen, Subeck and C. Taylor

  2. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1