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| 2 | 2 | | SB0103A -1- SB 103 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 34-LS0559\A |
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| 11 | 11 | | SENATE BILL NO. 103 |
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| 13 | 13 | | IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA |
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| 15 | 15 | | THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION |
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| 17 | 17 | | BY SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON |
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| 19 | 19 | | Introduced: 2/19/25 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred: |
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| 23 | 23 | | A BILL |
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| 25 | 25 | | FOR AN ACT ENTITLED |
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| 27 | 27 | | "An Act relating to certified nurse aide training; and providing for an effective date." 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | * Section 1. AS 08.68.331 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) Regulations adopted under (a)(1) of this section establishing standards for 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | a certified nurse aide training program must require that the program 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) be conducted in a manner to ensure that clients receive safe and 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | competent care; and 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) train a certified nurse aide to 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (A) form a relationship, communicate, and interact competently 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | with a client; 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (B) demonstrate sensitivity to the emotional, social, and mental 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | health needs of a client through skillful and directed interactions; 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (C) assist a client in reaching and maintaining independence; 13 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (D) support and promote the rights of a client; 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (E) demonstrate the skills of observing and monitoring a client 15 34-LS0559\A |
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| 45 | 45 | | during caregiving, as well as reporting those observations to enable the 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | assessment of the health, physical condition, and well-being of a client; 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (F) demonstrate knowledge of the abilities and care needs of a 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | client; 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (G) use a problem-solving approach when providing care; 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (H) use techniques that ensure and preserve the respect, values, 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | choices, and dignity of a client; 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (I) demonstrate knowledge of client assessment and care 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | planning best practices; 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (J) use effective communication skills, including while 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | communicating with a client with psychosocial needs or Alzheimer's disease, 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | dementia, a mental illness, an intellectual disability, or another cognitive 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | disability or impairment; 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (K) provide care to a client who is cognitively impaired or has 14 |
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| 59 | 59 | | a decline in cognitive function related to dementia; and 15 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (L) demonstrate basic knowledge of Alzheimer's disease, 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | dementia, dementia-related behaviors, and the activities of daily living; in this 17 |
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| 62 | 62 | | subparagraph, "activities of daily living" means eating, dressing, grooming, 18 |
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| 63 | 63 | | bathing, and toileting. 19 |
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| 64 | 64 | | * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. 20 |
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