Senate Study Bill 1001 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON MATHIS) A BILL FOR An Act relating to a dementia proficient workforce task force. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1303XC (6) 86 pf/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. DEMENTIA PROFICIENT WORKFORCE TASK FORCE. 1 1. The departments of public health, aging, human services, 2 and inspections and appeals shall form a collaborative task 3 force with affected industry, educational, professional, and 4 consumer groups, persons with dementia, and family members of 5 persons with dementia to develop standard competency-based 6 dementia curricula and training models for all individuals 7 delivering direct care and services across the entire spectrum 8 of the disease and through the continuum of care in all 9 settings in which individuals with dementia may seek services 10 and care. The standards shall reflect different training 11 strategies for different settings, levels of skill, and 12 licensure, but shall provide for an integrated system of care 13 that is person-centered and coordinated. 14 2. The activities of the task force shall also include: 15 a. Reviewing existing educational and training requirements 16 across the continuum of care, reviewing existing dementia 17 proficiency curricula, and determining how best to expand and 18 utilize the existing requirements and curricula to achieve a 19 dementia proficiency across a broader care continuum. 20 b. Reviewing research and evidence-based best practices as 21 a basis for development of a dementia proficient workforce. 22 c. Working with licensing boards and establishing 23 educational training partnerships to support certification, 24 licensure, and degree programs that encourage the development 25 of competency in the provision of dementia care and services. 26 d. Determining a basic level of dementia training for all 27 trainees in health-related fields at the student, residency, 28 and ongoing professional levels. 29 e. Reviewing financial incentives for individuals providing 30 care and services across the entire spectrum of the disease to 31 diagnose, treat, coordinate care for, and provide other direct 32 services for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. 33 f. Making recommendations regarding mandatory 34 competency-based training for individuals in specific settings 35 -1- LSB 1303XC (6) 86 pf/nh 1/ 3

S.F. _____ and with different levels of skill including but not limited 1 to hospitals, nursing facilities, home health agencies, first 2 responders, physicians, nurses, and other paraprofessionals and 3 professionals. 4 3. The task force shall make recommendations to the governor 5 and the general assembly no later than November 15, 2015. 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill directs the departments of public health, 10 aging, human services, and inspections and appeals to form a 11 collaborative task force with affected industry, educational, 12 professional, and consumer groups, persons with dementia, and 13 family members of persons with dementia to develop standard 14 competency-based dementia curricula and training models for 15 all individuals delivering direct care and services across 16 the entire spectrum of the disease and through the continuum 17 of care in which individuals with dementia may seek services 18 and care. The standards are to reflect different training 19 strategies for different settings, levels of skill, and 20 licensure, but must provide for an integrated system of care 21 that is person-centered and coordinated. 22 The bill also directs the task force to undertake activities 23 including: reviewing existing educational and training 24 requirements across the continuum of care, reviewing existing 25 dementia proficiency curricula, and determining how best to 26 expand and utilize the existing requirements and curricula to 27 achieve a dementia proficiency across a broader care continuum; 28 reviewing research and evidence-based best practices as a basis 29 for development of a dementia proficient workforce; working 30 with licensing boards and establishing educational training 31 partnerships to support certification, licensure, and degree 32 programs that encourage the development of competency in the 33 provision of dementia care and services; determining a basic 34 level of dementia training for all trainees in health-related 35 -2- LSB 1303XC (6) 86 pf/nh 2/ 3

S.F. _____ fields at the student, residency, and ongoing professional 1 levels; reviewing financial incentives for individuals 2 providing care and services across the entire spectrum of the 3 disease to diagnose, treat, coordinate care for, and provide 4 other direct services for individuals with dementia and their 5 caregivers; and making recommendations regarding mandatory 6 competency-based training for individuals in specific settings 7 and with different levels of skill. The task force is required 8 to make recommendations to the governor and the general 9 assembly no later than November 15, 2015. 10 -3- LSB 1303XC (6) 86 pf/nh 3/ 3