Section 52:17B-77.8 - Training protocols for law enforcement for Safe Return Program.

NJ Rev Stat § 52:17B-77.8 (2019) (N/A)
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52:17B-77.8 Training protocols for law enforcement for Safe Return Program.

2. a. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall establish training protocols for the State Police and local law enforcement personnel in the utilization of the Safe Return program to facilitate the safe recovery of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders who wander off and become lost.

b. These training protocols shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) guidelines for identifying persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

(2) guidelines on communicating with persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

(3) guidelines for caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders who become lost and disoriented; and

(4) guidelines for instruction on the procedures the Safe Return program uses in locating lost individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

L.2005,c.72,s.2.