(410 ILCS 406/30)

Sec. 30. Staff training.

(a) (Blank).

(b) Staff with direct access to clients with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia hired after the adoption of rules implementing this Act shall complete a minimum of 6 hours of initial training in the first 60 days of employment using an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services curriculum compiled by the Department, except as provided in subsection (c).

(c) Subsection (b) shall not apply to the following:

(1) staff who received at least 6 hours of comparable training in compliance with licensure or certified training requirements; and

(2) staff temporarily hired or temporarily detailed by a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act to permit the facility to meet statutory staffing requirements.

(d) An Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services curriculum compiled by the Department and published on the Department's website must include at a minimum the following topics: understanding dementia, effectively communicating with individuals with dementia, assisting individuals with dementia in performing activities of daily living, problem solving with individuals with dementia who exhibit challenging behavior, fundamentals of dementia care, safe environments, and managing the activities of individuals with dementia.

(e) (Blank).

(f) Upon the adoption of rules implementing this Act, staff with direct access to clients with dementia shall receive 3 hours of advanced training on caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias each year.

(g) Upon the adoption of rules implementing this Act, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias services program employers shall maintain training records and make them available to the Department on request.

(Source: P.A. 99-822, eff. 8-15-16; 100-1074, eff. 1-1-19.)