Dementia Training Requirements Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Rules
Summary
The act requires the state board of health in the department of public health and environment, with regard to nursing care facilities and assisted living residences, and the medical services board in the department of health care policy and financing, with regard to adult day care facilities, to adopt rules requiring these facilities to provide dementia training for staff providing direct-care services to clients and residents of the facilities. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed May 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022 · House Apr 26, 2022
How they voted
18–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 31, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BM
Barbara McLachlan
DDemocratic
P
Chris Kolker
DDemocratic
P
JG
Joann Ginal
DDemocratic
P
MY
Mary Young
DDemocratic
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