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This bill amends the Health Care Facilities Act to enhance training requirements for home health care and home care workers who provide services to individuals with dementia. The legislation mandates that certain workers, including direct care workers in long-term living programs and those with direct consumer contact, must complete at least four hours of initial training and two hours of continued annual training specifically focused on dementia care. The training must cover topics such as Alzheimer's disease, person-centered care, assessment and care planning, activities of daily living, dementia-related behaviors, and communication. Training entities must submit their curriculum to the Pennsylvania Department of Health for review and validation, and workers must pass a department-approved evaluation to complete the initial training. The training credits will be portable between employers within the state, and agencies must maintain documentation of training and licensure in each worker's file. The Department of Health is required to develop regulations to implement these new training requirements within one year, and the bill will take effect 60 days after its passage.

Health and Social Services

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