A long-term care facility as defined in KRS § 216.535, except for a personal care home, that advertises to provide special care for persons with a medical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders or maintains an identifiable unit for the treatment of persons with a medical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders shall provide training to all staff members in the care and handling of Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders as follows:
(1) At least eight (8) hours of orientation related to Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders to include the following:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 216B.072

  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(a) Facility policies;
(b) Etiology and treatment; (c) Disease stages;
(d) Behavior management; and
(e) Residents’ rights; and
(2) Annual continuing education of at least five (5) hours related to Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002.

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