SB2808enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 30, and 35 as follows:

(410 ILCS 406/15)

(For Act repeal see Section 90)

Sec. 15. Applicability. Programs covered by this Act include, but are not limited to, health care facilities licensed or certified by the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act; Life Care Facilities Act; Nursing Home Care Act; Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013; Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act; and Hospice Program Licensing Act; and End Stage Renal Disease Facility Act. This Act does not apply to physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches.

(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16.)

(410 ILCS 406/30)

(For Act repeal see Section 90)

Sec. 30. Staff training.

(a) (Blank). Staff with direct access to clients with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia hired prior to the adoption of rules implementing this Act shall receive a minimum of 6 hours of initial training within 90 days after the effective date of this Act using Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services certified by the Department, except as provided in subsection (c).

(b) Staff with direct access to clients with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia hired after the adoption of rules implementing this Act shall complete a minimum of 6 hours of initial training in the first 60 days of employment using an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services curriculum compiled certified by the Department, except as provided in subsection (c).

(c) Subsection Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the following:

(1) staff who received at least 6 hours of comparable training in compliance with licensure or certified training requirements; and

(2) staff temporarily hired or temporarily detailed by a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act to permit the facility to meet statutory staffing requirements.

(d) An Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services curriculum compiled certified by the Department and published on the Department's website must include at a minimum the following topics: understanding dementia, effectively communicating with individuals with dementia, assisting individuals with dementia in performing activities of daily living, problem solving with individuals with dementia who exhibit challenging behavior, fundamentals of dementia care, safe environments, and managing the activities of individuals with dementia.

(e) (Blank). An individual who received training consistent with the requirements of this Section while employed by another program or through an educational institution or an individual with 3 or more years of experience working with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services may petition the Department for a waiver of the initial training requirements set forth in this Section. The Department shall evaluate each request on a case by case basis.

(f) Upon the adoption of rules implementing this Act, staff with direct access to clients with dementia shall receive 3 hours of advanced training on caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias each year.

(g) Upon the adoption of rules implementing this Act, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services program employers shall maintain training records and make them available to the Department on request.

(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16.)

(410 ILCS 406/35)

(For Act repeal see Section 90)

Sec. 35. Supervisor of services Program director. Upon the adoption of rules implementing this Act, in addition to the training required under Section 30 of this Act, a manager, supervisor, or person with the chief responsibility of oversight of the director of an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services within an entity program shall complete an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services curriculum from a list compiled by the Department or have 5 years of experience as a director of an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services program.

(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16.)