SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1308        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 360

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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:

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1308        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 360

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 360) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Michael O. Moore, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Angelo M. Scaccia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s.  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, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-

(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.