§ 12-9.1-5-4 — Dementia care coordinator; duties

Indiana § 12-9.1-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 9.1: DIVISION OF AGING
• Ch. 5: Strategic Plan to Address Dementia

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The division may employ a dementia care
coordinator to do the following:
(1) Coordinate implementation of the dementia strategic plan.
(2) Regarding the dementia care specialist program established
under IC 12-10-5.7, do the following:
(A) Develop or identify best practice guidelines concerning the
establishment and administration of a dementia care specialist
program in accordance with IC 12-10-5.7.
(B) Establish training requirements necessary for staff working
in a dementia care specialist program.
(C) Disseminate guidelines and training requirements described
in clauses (A) and (B) to each area agency.
(D) Provide resources and technical assistance to an area
agency or dementia care specialist designated by an area agency
under IC 12-10-5.7.
(E) Not later than December 1, 2024, and each December 1
thereafter incorporate program reporting and analysis on
coordinator activities, program impacts, and health outcomes as
a subsection of the division's dementia strategic plan annual
report required under section 3 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.146-2023, SEC.4.