Bill Text: HI SB2067 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Department of Health; Dementia; Training; Caregivers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-20 - Referred to CPH, WAM. [SB2067 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2067-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2067
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING to health.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"Part    .  Dementia

     §321-     Definitions.  For the purposes of this part:

     "Caregiver" means any person who has undertaken the care, custody, or physical control of, or who has a legal or contractual duty to care for the health, safety, or welfare of another individual.  "Caregiver" includes but is not limited to owners, operators, employees, or staff of:

     (1)  Hospitals;

     (2)  Hospices;

     (3)  Adult residential care homes;

     (4)  Developmentally disabled domiciliary homes;

     (5)  Developmentally disabled adult foster homes;

     (6)  Intermediate care facilities;

     (7)  Skilled nursing facilities;

     (8)  Special treatment facilities;

     (9)  Assisted living facilities;

    (10)  Adult foster family homes;

    (11)  Adult day health care centers and adult day care programs;

    (12)  Independent living centers;

    (13)  Long-term care facilities;

    (14)  Community care facilities for the elderly;

    (15)  Respite care facilities;

    (16)  Foster homes; and

    (17)  Private residences used for commercial purposes to care for dependent elders.

     "Department" means the department of health.

     §321-    Duties of department.  The department shall study and appraise the State's health needs and resources relating to dementia and shall foster the development and expansion of dementia training for caregivers.  The department may:

     (1)  Conduct research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the incidence, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dementia; and

     (2)  Supervise, provide, and direct dementia health services in the State.

     §321-    Training; review.  (a)  The department shall require training on dementia for all caregivers.  Training shall include orientation, basic training, specialty training as appropriate, and continuing education.  The department shall require all facility employees and volunteers who routinely interact with individuals with dementia to complete the training.

     (b)  The department shall establish the criteria for all levels of dementia training by June 1, 2018, and review the efficacy of dementia training on an annual basis.  The department shall utilize recommendations from the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to establish criteria, implementation of activities, and evaluation of activities."

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect on June 1, 2017.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Department of Health; Dementia; Training; Caregivers

 

Description:

Requires the department of health to require dementia training for caregivers.  Requires the department to establish training criteria and annually review the training program.  Takes effect on 6/1/2017.

 

 

 

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