(a) A facility shall provide initial training to: (1) All covered staff members: (A) On or after August 1, 2023; or (B) Within ninety (90) days of the start of their employment; and (2) All covered staff members who were employed before August 1, 2023, and who have not received equivalent training within the past twenty-four (24) months. (b) Initial training requirements shall be completed within ninety (90) days of that date. (c) A facility shall: (1) Establish procedures for ongoing staff support regarding the treatment and care of persons with dementia, which shall include on-site mentoring programs and other support mechanisms; (2) Identify and designate standardized trainings, including online trainings, that meet the requirements of this subchapter; and (3) Issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings within the state. (d) If a covered staff member does not have a lapse of dementia-related direct service or administration employment for twenty-four (24) consecutive months or more, the covered staff member shall not be required to repeat the initial dementia training. (e) A covered staff member is responsible for maintaining documentation regarding completed dementia trainings and evaluations. Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. (a) A facility shall provide initial training to: (1) All covered staff members: (A) On or after August 1, 2023; or (B) Within ninety (90) days of the start of their employment; and (2) All covered staff members who were employed before August 1, 2023, and who have not received equivalent training within the past twenty-four (24) months. (b) Initial training requirements shall be completed within ninety (90) days of that date. (c) A facility shall: (1) Establish procedures for ongoing staff support regarding the treatment and care of persons with dementia, which shall include on-site mentoring programs and other support mechanisms; (2) Identify and designate standardized trainings, including online trainings, that meet the requirements of this subchapter; and (3) Issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings within the state. (d) If a covered staff member does not have a lapse of dementia-related direct service or administration employment for twenty-four (24) consecutive months or more, the covered staff member shall not be required to repeat the initial dementia training. (e) A covered staff member is responsible for maintaining documentation regarding completed dementia trainings and evaluations. Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. (a) A facility shall provide initial training to: (1) All covered staff members: (A) On or after August 1, 2023; or (B) Within ninety (90) days of the start of their employment; and (2) All covered staff members who were employed before August 1, 2023, and who have not received equivalent training within the past twenty-four (24) months. (b) Initial training requirements shall be completed within ninety (90) days of that date. (c) A facility shall: (1) Establish procedures for ongoing staff support regarding the treatment and care of persons with dementia, which shall include on-site mentoring programs and other support mechanisms; (2) Identify and designate standardized trainings, including online trainings, that meet the requirements of this subchapter; and (3) Issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings within the state. (d) If a covered staff member does not have a lapse of dementia-related direct service or administration employment for twenty-four (24) consecutive months or more, the covered staff member shall not be required to repeat the initial dementia training. (e) A covered staff member is responsible for maintaining documentation regarding completed dementia trainings and evaluations. Added by Act 2023, No. 335,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. (a) A facility shall provide initial training to: (1) All covered staff members: (A) On or after August 1, 2023; or (B) Within ninety (90) days of the start of their employment; and (2) All covered staff members who were employed before August 1, 2023, and who have not received equivalent training within the past twenty-four (24) months. (1) All covered staff members: (A) On or after August 1, 2023; or (B) Within ninety (90) days of the start of their employment; and (A) On or after August 1, 2023; or (B) Within ninety (90) days of the start of their employment; and (2) All covered staff members who were employed before August 1, 2023, and who have not received equivalent training within the past twenty-four (24) months. (b) Initial training requirements shall be completed within ninety (90) days of that date. (c) A facility shall: (1) Establish procedures for ongoing staff support regarding the treatment and care of persons with dementia, which shall include on-site mentoring programs and other support mechanisms; (2) Identify and designate standardized trainings, including online trainings, that meet the requirements of this subchapter; and (3) Issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings within the state. (1) Establish procedures for ongoing staff support regarding the treatment and care of persons with dementia, which shall include on-site mentoring programs and other support mechanisms; (2) Identify and designate standardized trainings, including online trainings, that meet the requirements of this subchapter; and (3) Issue a certificate to covered staff members upon completion of initial training, which shall be portable between settings within the state. (d) If a covered staff member does not have a lapse of dementia-related direct service or administration employment for twenty-four (24) consecutive months or more, the covered staff member shall not be required to repeat the initial dementia training. (e) A covered staff member is responsible for maintaining documentation regarding completed dementia trainings and evaluations.
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