HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2975        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 516

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul Brodeur

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

1/16/2015

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

8/27/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

8/27/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

8/27/2019

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

8/27/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

8/27/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

8/27/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

8/27/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

8/27/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

8/27/2019

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

8/27/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

8/27/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

8/27/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

8/27/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

8/27/2019

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

8/27/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/2/2015

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

2/3/2015

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/3/2015

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

2/2/2015

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

2/2/2015

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2015

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/4/2015

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/4/2015

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/4/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/3/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2015

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/2/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2975        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 516

By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 516) of Paul Brodeur and others relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.  Elder Affairs.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 16 of Chapter 19A of the general laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:

(f) The department shall require that all designated local agencies of the department provide training to their protective services caseworkers specifically focused on recognizing the signs and symptoms of cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer’s disease, and understanding how cognitive impairment may affect screening, investigation, and service planning.