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Public Act 100-1074
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias |
Services Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 30, and 35 as |
follows:
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(410 ILCS 406/15)
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(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.
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(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16.)
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(410 ILCS 406/30)
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(For Act repeal see Section 90) |
Sec. 30. Staff training. |
(a) (Blank). Staff with direct access to clients with |
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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 |
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16.)
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(410 ILCS 406/35)
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(For Act repeal see Section 90) |
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16.)
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