House Bill 2764 adds more protections for Arizonans who enter a facility to receive memory care for dementia.
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Monday intended to add more protections for dementia patients receiving care at Arizona’s memory care facilities.
House Bill 2764 will help close “loopholes” by boosting transparency and vetting out sketchy workers from working in Arizona’s nursing care centers, officials said during Monday’s signing ceremony.
The legislation sets restrictions on care facilities employing individuals who have been placed on the state’s Adult Protective Services registry, which contains the names of people who have abused or neglected a vulnerable adult.
The bill additionally gives all of Arizona’s nursing care institutions and home health agencies until March 2025 to verify they don’t have any current employees on the APS registry.
Other elements of HB 2764 include:
- Requiring law enforcement agencies to provide relevant records to APS upon request.
- Voiding a health care institution’s license …
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