Bill Title: Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that not later than 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules that require a person seeking licensure to practice medicine in all of its branches to have completed 3 hours of education on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Specifies that the education requirement shall only apply to applicants who serve or will serve adult populations and have or will have direct patient interactions in their capacity as physicians. Provides that not later than 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department shall adopt rules that require any continuing education for persons licensed to practice medicine under all of its branches to include an average of one hour of continuing education per license year on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Specifies that the continuing education requirement shall only apply to persons who serve adult populations and have direct patient interactions in their capacity as physicians. Provides that the curriculum used for the education and continuing education requirements shall cover the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including recognizing the signs and symptoms of dementia; person-centered care; assessment and care planning; and culturally competent health care.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-10-06 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker [HB0335 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Kathleen Willis [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-077	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Deborah Conroy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margaret Croke [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeff Keicher [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Amy Grant [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Martin McLaughlin [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-052	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robyn Gabel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Manley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Martin Moylan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Didech [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anna Moeller [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Katie Stuart [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-112	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Seth Lewis [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Janet Yang Rohr [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Aaron Ortiz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Walker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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