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Kentucky adopted a resolution on February 16, 2010 to urge cities with populations of over 25,000 people to provide dementia training for police officers, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters. Read More »

Wisconsin proposed S.B. 470, which will create a Dementia Specialist Certification program for nurse aides and other care providers who coordinate resident activities. The program would include instruction and competency evaluation.  Read More »

Colorado’s State Board of Education adopted the Protection of Persons from Restraint Act on December 10, 2009, which outlines the rules for restraint in emergency. These include regulations on staff training, documentation requirements, and the review of use of restraint.  Read More »

Ontario Bill 168, the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act, completed its third and final reading in the Ontario Legislature on December 9, 2009. Bill 168 was finalized as law upon receiving Royal Assent on December 15, 2009 and took effect on June 15, 2010. Read More »

Rhode Island adopted H.B. 5653, Relating to Health and Safety, on November 4, 2009. It requires the department of health to perform a criminal history background check on prospective administrators of assisted living homes before certification.  Read More »