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