Substitute House Bill No. 6892
AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL TRAINING AND PROCEDURES FOR PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED DEMENTIA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) On or after October 1, 2015, each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes, shall be required to include training in the symptoms of dementia as part of regularly provided training to staff members who provide direct care to patients.
Approved June 30, 2015