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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended  by 
5adding Section 4.02h as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.02h new)
7    Sec. 4.02h. Community Care Program; dementia training.    
8    (a) This Section shall apply to any person who is employed 
9by the Department, or is contracted with the Department, to 
10provide direct services to individuals enrolled in the 
11Community Care Program.
12    (b) Dementia training of at least 2 hours shall be 
13completed at the start of employment with the Department or 
14contractor. Persons who are employees of the Department or a 
15contractor on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
16102nd General Assembly shall complete this training within 6 
17months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
18102nd General Assembly. The training shall cover the following 
19subjects:
20        (1) Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
21        (2) Safety risks.
22        (3) Communication and behavior.
23    (c) Annual continuing education training shall include at 
 
 
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1least 2 hours of dementia training covering the subjects 
2described in subsection (b).
3    (d) This Section is designed to address gaps in current 
4dementia training requirements for Community Care Program 
5direct service workers and improve the quality of training. If 
6laws or rules existing on the effective date of this 
7amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly contain more 
8rigorous training requirements for employees or contractors 
9providing direct services to Community Care Program enrollees, 
10those laws or rules shall apply. Where there is overlap 
11between this Section and other laws and rules, the Department 
12shall interpret this Section to avoid duplication of 
13requirements while ensuring that the minimum requirements set 
14in this Section are met.
15    (e) The Department may adopt rules for the administration 
16of this Section.