Section 23-1.7-5 Medical professional training.

RI Gen L § 23-1.7-5 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 23-1.7-5. Medical professional training. (a) All physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 37 of title 5, and nurses licensed pursuant to chapter 34 of title 5, shall, no later than October 1, 2021, complete a one-time course of training consisting of a minimum of one hour of instruction on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with cognitive impairments including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

(b) The department of health shall promulgate rules to implement the training requirement of subsection (a).

History of Section. (P.L. 2019, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 209, § 1.)