SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1255        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 341

 

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

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/2/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/2/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

5/12/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1255        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 341

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 341) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s.  Elder Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 360 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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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 16 of chapter 19A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection:-

(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.