AN ACT relating to dementia training.

Amend KRS 194A.545 to require the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) to implement a one-hour dementia training and continuing education course; require dementia training for DCBS supervisory, direct services, and adult protective services staff.

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

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This bill would have required the Department for Community Based Services to create and carry out a one-hour dementia training and continuing education course. Workers in supervisory roles, direct services, and adult protective services within that department would have been required to complete the training. Who it may affect: state agency staff in community-based and adult protective services roles, and the older adults or people living with dementia they serve.

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